BBC News, 16
March 2013
Rape
scandal
The woman
was camping with her husband at a village in Datia district on Friday during a
cycling trip when they were attacked by seven or eight men.
The
assailants overpowered the husband before gang-raping his wife.
The victim,
who is reported to be 39 years old, has been admitted to hospital in Gwalior.
She is conscious and has spoken to the authorities.
C S
Solanki, the superintendent of police in Datia, told the PTI news agency that
eight suspects had been arrested and were being questioned in connection with
the case.
The
tourists had been cycling from Orchha to Agra, a distance of about 250km (155
miles), when they decided to camp overnight at a village.
One report
cited the victim's husband as saying that the group of men had approached them
at about 21:30 (16:00 GMT). They then began beating him with wooden sticks
before tying him up and sexually assaulting his wife in front of him, he is
reported to have added.
The
assailants stole the couple's valuables, including 10,000 rupees ($185) and a
mobile phone, before fleeing into the woods.
The
incident comes three months after the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old
female student on a bus in the capital, Delhi, which triggered widespread
protests against the treatment of women in India.
On Monday,
one of the suspects was found dead in prison. Police said Ram Singh hanged
himself, but his family suspect he was murdered.
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