LATEST: Indian police arrest five more men over attack on Brazilian biker in Dumka

The sexual assault of a Brazilian biker and her husband by a gang in India’s japanese state of Jharkhand has sparked widespread outrage as crimes in opposition to girls proceed to pose an issue to authorities within the nation.

The lady, in her thirties, and her husband, in his sixties, had been travelling on their bikes from India to Nepal after they had been attacked by a bunch of males within the Dumka district. The couple had reportedly arrived from Bangladesh.

Four males have been arrested over the incident to date.

They had been spending the evening at a makeshift tent in a distant a part of Kurmahat, within the Hansdiha space of the district, on Friday after they had been allegedly attacked by a minimum of seven males.

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In a social media publish, the lady stated the group barged into the tent and sexually assaulted her. The males had been additionally accused of beating the couple and stealing 10,000 rupees ($120) in money and a hoop.

“Something has happened to us that we would not wish on anyone. Seven men have raped me,” the lady stated in a video posted on Instagram. The couple have documented their travels below the weblog title Vicente y Fernanda.

“They have beaten us and robbed us, although not many things because what they wanted was to rape me,” she stated in Spanish as her husband additionally appeared within the video. She had bruises on her face.

Her husband stated in a separate publish that they had been hit on the pinnacle with a helmet and a stone. “My mouth is destroyed but my partner is worse than me,” he stated.

The couple had been seen by a police patrol van at about 10.30pm and brought to hospital. Doctors confirmed the lady was raped.

“Initially, the patrolling party did not understand much of the incident because the woman was speaking partly in English and partly in Spanish. They were taken to a nearby health centre,” senior police officer Pitamber Singh Kherwa stated.

“I received a call around 1.30am and rushed to the spot for verification. Special teams formed to crack the case are conducting raids and will arrest the rest soon.”

India’s National Commission for Women condemned the incident called on asked state police to complete their investigation quickly.

The alleged attack sparked outrage in the country, where tens of thousands of sexual assault cases are reported by women every year.

Indian actress Richa Chadha said on social media that the incident was shameful, while Emmy-award-winning comedian Vir Das demanded the “strictest punishment” for these accountable.

“A shameful act that we must show will not be tolerated,” he said on social media.

India has introduced stringent laws to end the impunity of offenders of sexual attacks, a move that came after a 23-year-old student was assaulted in December 2012, leading to street protests.

More than 31,500 sexual assault cases were reported in 2022, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. At least 22 cases related to the rape of foreign citizens.

The conviction price was 27.4 per cent.

Updated: March 06, 2024, 8:42 AM