A 30-year-old American woman was gang-raped in India in the latest in a series of sexual assaults on foreigners in the country.
Police said the woman had been staying in Manali, a popular backpackers' destination in the Himalayan foothills and was returning from a nearby hot spring when she accepted a lift from a trucker after failing to find a taxi.
Instead of taking her to Manali, the driver took her more than ten miles in a different direction where he and two other men raped her.
A spokesman for the United States embassy in New Delhi said it was aware of the case but could not comment. "We are in contact with the authorities but due to issues of privacy we have no further comment," he said.
Superintendent Vinod Kumar Dhawan of Kullu police said the victim was in a state of shock.
"They took her 18kms away for the Manali town and gang-raped her before dumping her by a bridge in the morning. She could not note the truck number due to darkness but has given some important leads on which we are working. She was traumatised and required medical attention. A test to confirm rape was conducted and we are awaiting the report," he told the Telegraph.
However, the number of attacks and the scale of violence against women has continued unabated despite intense media scrutiny and greater pressure on the police to act.
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