“He spent three hours raping Fernanda”, a raw account of the gang sexual assault suffered by a Spanish woman in India

the horror they experienced a spanish woman and her husband During your journey through IndiaWhere they fulfilled their purpose of crossing the country and registering travel through social networks, reflected in the powerful story she revealed about the group sexual assault she suffered while camping. was a woman Raped by seven people And that man was beaten brutally.

The couple, who had been traveling for several months to visit the country from the far south, had settled in a tent near a police station in the state’s Dumka district. Jharkhand, more than 1,300 kilometers from New DelhiTo spend the night.

“They beat us, they put a knife to my throat saying they were going to kill us, and “Seven men spent three hours raping Fernanda.”Vicente (63 years old) said in a message Video uploaded to social networkIn which many injuries are visible on his face.

The woman, Fernanda, of Brazilian origin but with Spanish nationality, was apparently beaten in the face and said through tears that she informed the police and that they were receiving medical care in hospital.

“We had very little, his real intention was to rape me“Said Victim, age 28 years,

Meanwhile, officials confirmed that they were At least four people were arrested Investigations continued to lead to the attack and to trace the remaining people involved.

According to Vicente, the attackers took Fernanda to some bushes about 80 meters away from where she was and there they gang-raped her.

,suddenly i stopped listening to him, I couldn’t see it either. “I thought they killed him,” he said.

had added found by a patrol The police station was in the middle of the road, near the forest where they had camped. woman experimented Google Translator She was immediately taken to the Community Health Center to report the incident, where doctors confirmed sexual assault.

National Commission for Women (NCW), a government body in India, Condemned the “brutal rape” This is a statement.

“NCW has been informed that the accused fled from the scene. As per reports, there was 7 to 10 men involved“, he assured, asking the police to “expedite the investigation into this case and lay charges for violations of that country’s penal code.”

Considering the seriousness of the situation, NCW member Mamata Kumari, “will investigate the facts of the case and meet the victim and the police,” the organization said.

Couple It has traveled to 66 countries and 170,000 km, with dreams of traveling around the world and receiving reports from five continents. Besides, Fernanda was the first woman to enter Afghanistan on a motorcycle (During the time of Taliban).

“We spent several months in Africa, throughout the Middle East, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia And a lot of time on the sites,” Vicente explained.

two passengers He plans to leave India on Tuesday Will travel by motorcycle to Nepal from where he will fly to Spain.

The police, who have already identified the suspects, attached special importance to the case A lot of media attention in IndiaPartly because the victims are two foreigners.

“We hope this will help make the penalties harsher, Here in India the penalties are harsh, and anyone who thinks about doing something like this should think twice,” said Vicente, who stressed that despite these cases, “India it’s a safe countryAs is the rest of Asia.

Rape is a burden that affects all of India and Jharkhand is one of the ten provinces Highest number of cases of sexual harassment And rape, with Rajasthan and New Delhi.

India’s latest crime report, which is for 2022, has been recorded as, 31,500 rape cases That year alone, approximately 86 rapes occurred per day.

Crime reports report a very low percentage of foreign victims, less than 2%, although this may be partly due to non-national women, in some cases tourists, the difficulties of initiating a police case, and distrust of authorities. .