A man was murdered and an Israeli and an Indian woman were gang-raped near Hampi in India’s Karnataka state on Thursday evening, local media reported over the weekend.
The attack happened when a 29-year-old Indian woman who was hosting travelers took her guests, two Indian men, an American man and a 27-year-old Israeli woman, on a stargazing trip at the Tungabhadra Canal.
According to Indian media reports, the five were sitting and playing guitar by the canal when three men on a motorbike approached the group and asked for directions to a gas station, before demanding money.
The three attackers then pushed the three men into the canal and sexually assaulted the two women. One of the Indian men drowned.
The attackers also stole some of the group’s personal belongings and left.
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Two local men in their early 20s have been arrested, police told Indian media outlets.
An average of nearly 90 rapes a day were reported in India in 2022. Several high-profile cases of rape and murder in recent years led to widespread protests.
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