Inquirer News reports that police in the Indian city of Kolkata said Monday they had arrested a local businessman suspected of drugging and raping a 21-year-old Irish charity worker after her birthday party. The woman filed a police case on Saturday, saying she was assaulted in a semi-conscious state after drinking a cup of tea at the 25-year-old suspect’s home following a night out. “We suspect the accused laced the tea with drugs and raped the Irish woman,” police officer Subrata Dey told AFP from the eastern city. Read article
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Deccanherald.com reports that Tamil Nadu Police have rescued a kidnapped British couple. Chennai Police Commissioner S. George, speaking to reporters Monday, said the May 29 kidnap has been cracked and eight of the nine involved in it have been arrested. One member of the nine-strong gang, comprising Indian nationals and Sri Lankan refugees, is on […]
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Thehindu.com reports that a team of officials from the Department of Ports intercepted six tourist boats operating in the backwaters off Marine Drive on Saturday and detained them for violating safety norms. The boats were carrying passengers on the upper deck without the mandatory stability certificate and the license, said port officials. “Almost all the […]
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A tourist couple from West Bengal was killed and nine other passengers were injured when the vehicle they were traveling skidded off the road at Phidang along the Dikchu-Singtam road on May 22 evening, according to a isikkim.com report. The tourists were returning to Gangtok after a trip to North Sikkim when the mishap occurred […]
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According to newindianexpress.com, Qatar Airways flight QR031 which took off from Melbourne, Australia at 10.55 pm on Wednesday made an unscheduled landing at the Kochi airport, due to a medical emergency on Wednesday morning. One of the passengers, an Irish man named Raymond McMorrow, 68, who suffered a fatal heart attack, was shifted to Little […]
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A woman tourist who had come to visit the Taj Mahal here died after suffering a heart attack, a senior ASI official said on Sunday. Sixty-five-year-old Madhuben, a resident of Jamnagar in Gujarat, had come to visit Taj Mahal at around 4 p.m. with a group of 40 tourists, monument in-charge Munjjar Ali said. Read […]
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As reported by business-standard.com, “A 52-year-old German national was struck dead by lightning while he was on a stroll at the beach at Chowwara near here, police said today. The deceased was identified as Wehrle Robert from Regensburg, Germany, police said. He had arrived with his wife on April 21 for ayurvedic treatment at a […]
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According to timesofindia.indiatimes.com, “A tourist, Priyanka Chandra, was robbed at Calangute on Monday night. Chandra’s complaint stated that unknown persons snatched her shoulder bag on Monday morning at 3.50am while she was walking in Tito’s lane. Her handbag contained 8,000 in cash besides a phone, credit cards, PAN card, and other items all worth 25,000. […]
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As covered by thehindu.com, “A tourist from Andhra Pradesh was killed and three others injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Vazhuthur near here on Tuesday. Police said Ramesh Kumar (32), Anil Kumar (27) and Manik (32), hailing from Narayananpet in Mahbubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh, were returning to […]
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As covered by asianage.com, “A 65-year-old French tourist was robbed by a two people while she was walking near Dhobi Ghat at Saat Rasta on Saturday. One robber hit her on the neck and snatched her gold chain before fleeing. The Agripada police arrested one of the accused and recovered the gold chain from him. […]
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