As if the sexual crimes perpetrated against our own countrywomen and female children were not enough, some of us have taken upon us the onerous responsibility of sexually assaulting women of foreign origin and giving renewed credence to the widely held belief about India emerging as the rape capital of the world.......
In the latest in a series or spate of assaults against women belonging to foreign climes a 29 year old married American woman was brutally gang raped by three men who knew no better inside a moving truck in the sylvan locales of Manali, Himachal Pradesh........
The woman not only suffered the indignity or ignominy of being gang-raped but was also relieved of her personal belongings that included her purse containing quite a few dollars and a wad of Indian currency, cell or mobile phone and travel documents......
The lady in question who hails from California in the United States of America is happily married and was travelling through India in an effort to acquaint herself with the land of her dreams; she was travelling all on her own despite the numerous warnings issued by the American Embassy about travelling in pairs and had reached Manali on the morning of that fateful day (Monday morning).........
The lady then proceeded to Vashisth village that abounds Manali as the same is well renowned for its numerous hot water springs in order to spend some quality time with her friends who happened to be there at the same time, she ended up spending close to four hours in their company and then left for her hotel in Manali at around 1;15 am early Tuesday morning.......
She happened upon a truck passing by, stopped the same and enquired whether the gentlemen within the same would be kind enough to drop her at her hotel and boarded the said truck on being assured that dropping her would indeed be both an honour as well as privilege.......
To her dismay, she soon realised that the three gentlemen (?) within the confines of the truck had anything but honourable intentions and the driver of the truck turned the same in the direction of the Manali- Rohtang pass road where the three assailants took repeated turns in raping her between Bahang and Palgam villages while keeping the truck moving.......
According to her complaint made to the Manali police officials, her gruesome ordeal continued until almost 3:30 am when the three assailants took pity on her and dumped her in the vicinity of the Manali bus stand before making good their escape from the spot in the very same truck.........
A detailed medical examination carried out on the victim has conclusively established the incidence of sexual assault or then the commission of rape, Manali police officials have arrested three men in connection with this horrendous crime and efforts are being made to ascertain whether or not these three men are indeed the assailants who perpetrated this horrific crime on this hapless tourist who took them at face value and trusted them to her horror and dismay.......
One wonders what has happened to the age old and time honoured concept of "Athithi Devo Bhava" or my guest is my lord or then ruling deity for as long as he/she is around, have we given up this age old concept at the altar of expediency or then selectively take recourse to the same as and when it suits our pecuniary aims and objectives.........
In the latest in a series or spate of assaults against women belonging to foreign climes a 29 year old married American woman was brutally gang raped by three men who knew no better inside a moving truck in the sylvan locales of Manali, Himachal Pradesh........
The woman not only suffered the indignity or ignominy of being gang-raped but was also relieved of her personal belongings that included her purse containing quite a few dollars and a wad of Indian currency, cell or mobile phone and travel documents......
The lady in question who hails from California in the United States of America is happily married and was travelling through India in an effort to acquaint herself with the land of her dreams; she was travelling all on her own despite the numerous warnings issued by the American Embassy about travelling in pairs and had reached Manali on the morning of that fateful day (Monday morning).........
The lady then proceeded to Vashisth village that abounds Manali as the same is well renowned for its numerous hot water springs in order to spend some quality time with her friends who happened to be there at the same time, she ended up spending close to four hours in their company and then left for her hotel in Manali at around 1;15 am early Tuesday morning.......
She happened upon a truck passing by, stopped the same and enquired whether the gentlemen within the same would be kind enough to drop her at her hotel and boarded the said truck on being assured that dropping her would indeed be both an honour as well as privilege.......
To her dismay, she soon realised that the three gentlemen (?) within the confines of the truck had anything but honourable intentions and the driver of the truck turned the same in the direction of the Manali- Rohtang pass road where the three assailants took repeated turns in raping her between Bahang and Palgam villages while keeping the truck moving.......
According to her complaint made to the Manali police officials, her gruesome ordeal continued until almost 3:30 am when the three assailants took pity on her and dumped her in the vicinity of the Manali bus stand before making good their escape from the spot in the very same truck.........
A detailed medical examination carried out on the victim has conclusively established the incidence of sexual assault or then the commission of rape, Manali police officials have arrested three men in connection with this horrendous crime and efforts are being made to ascertain whether or not these three men are indeed the assailants who perpetrated this horrific crime on this hapless tourist who took them at face value and trusted them to her horror and dismay.......
One wonders what has happened to the age old and time honoured concept of "Athithi Devo Bhava" or my guest is my lord or then ruling deity for as long as he/she is around, have we given up this age old concept at the altar of expediency or then selectively take recourse to the same as and when it suits our pecuniary aims and objectives.........
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