“Indian authorities report rape is one of the fastest-growing crimes in India. Violent crime, such as sexual assault, has occurred at tourist sites and in other locations,” the US embassy advisory stated, urging that “Do not travel alone, particularly if you are a woman”.

In the newest advisory, it has additionally requested its residents to train elevated warning to India on account of crime and terrorism.

It additionally requested US residents to not journey to the “state of Jammu and Kashmir” (besides the japanese Ladakh area and its capital, Leh) on account of terrorism and civil unrest.

The reference to the state of Jammu and Kashmir is one thing that’s opposite to the present place: in 2019, the particular standing below Art 370 has been revoked and the state was bifurcated into union territories.

This will not be the primary time that the US embassy has flagged ladies’s security. In March 2019, it had stated that Indian authorities report rape as one of many fastest-growing crimes in India and requested to train elevated warning. “Violent crime, such as sexual assault, has occurred at tourist sites and in other locations,” the advisory had learn. The US advisory had in 2019 additionally requested ladies to keep away from travelling alone and to stay alert of their environment when in India.