A man was killed, and an Israeli and an Indian woman were gang-raped near Hampi in India’s Karnataka, local media reports.
The attack happened on Thursday evening when the 29-year-old woman who was hosting travelers took her guests — two Indian men, a US man and a 27-year-old Israeli woman — on a stargazing trip at the Tungabhadra Canal.
According to Indian reports, three men on a motorbike approached the group and asked for directions to a gas station before demanding money.
The three attackers threw the three men into the canal and sexually assaulted the two women.
One of the Indian men drowned.
Two local men have been arrested, police tell Indian media outlets.
An average of nearly 90 rapes a day were reported in India in 2022. A number of high-profile cases of rape and murder in recent years led to widespread protests.
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