Friday, January 17, 2014

Danish Woman Brutalised in New Delhi

Long after a sensational crime splashed across the front pages,India still has failed to solve its mob sexual violence problem.This was pointed up on Wednesday when a Danish tourist,age 51,was raped,beaten and robbed in central New Delhi by a gang of ruffians.Fifteen homeless men were detained and two were taken into custody after an extensive search Wednesday,and at least one more was being held on Thursday.
The woman said she was held at knifepoint for three hours by seven or eight men near the Connaught Place popular shopping district.She had gotten lost and approached them for directions to her hotel.They led her to a remote place where they beat,gang-raped and robbed her.
India's sexual violence issue has been in the world news since a female medical student was raped and killed by such a gang in December of 2012,raising the outcry against it to a new level.The media are focused on it,but it has eluded any efforts made so far to counter it.The burning question now is,what further measures are needed and whether existing ones will be effectively implemented.

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