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Two members of American tour group harassed by Indian police constable

According to the Times of India, two foreign women who were part of a 36-member group from US, were taken aback when two persons knocked at their doors and allegedly outraged their modesty in a 5-star hotel in the city. The police have arrested the two persons which included a constable of Delhi Police while another impersonated as a sub-inspector. According to the police, late on Thursday night, the foreign women were having a booze at the bar of the hotel. Suddenly two persons who were not known to them sat near them at the bar. Read article

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Terrorist group in India believed to be targeting Israeli tourists

Eturbonews.com reports that Israel was briefed last month about a possible Indian Mujahideen (IM) attack against the country’s nationals visiting Rajasthan, said home ministry and Israeli sources. The threats against Israelis are being seen as further evidence that a section of the IM has adopted the pan-Islamicist agenda of al Qaeda. The home ministry carried […]

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Tour bus collides with truck in India injuring 34 French tourists

According to newindianexpress.com, thirty-four French tourists were today injured, four of them seriously, when a bus carrying them collided with a truck and overturned here. The bus carrying the tourists had left from a resort in Marugarh here when it met with the accident, police said. “The moment the bus reached a point near a […]

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Indian Army Continues hung to armed guerrillas on border with Pakistan

Srinagar: The Indian Army is still trying to hunt down 35-40 heavily armed guerrillas in a remote part of Jammu and Kashmir’s border with Pakistan, military officials said Friday.The army operation in Keran sector in the northern district of Kupwara. Read Article

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India: Russian couple harassed by local travelers at tourist cave

According to gulfnews.com, in yet another incident of harassment of women tourists at the famous Ajanta and Ellora Caves in Aurangabad, a Russian couple was photographed, harassed and abused until police intervened. Local police arrested 11 men who were among a group of 250 tourists who had arrived in four busloads from the Indore district […]

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India: Bangladeshi teen kidnapped and raped in India

According to dnaindia.com, Navi Mumbai crime branch has arrested a 40-year-old for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl from Bangladesh on Saturday. Munir Ghazi, a resident of Shirvane village in Nerul, had kept the 15-year-old at his residence and allegedly tortured her for around 10 days. One of his neighbours, who is also a […]

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12 killed, dozens trapped as building collapses in India

As reported by Thehindu.com, thirteen persons were killed and 25 injured when a four-storey building in south Mumbai collapsed on Friday morning. Several more are feared trapped in debris. Ironically, the 33-year-old building at Dockyard Road was owned by Mumbai’s municipal corporation, which is meant to monitor weak buildings. The building, which housed 22 families, […]

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Australian drowns swimming in river in India

The Himalayan Times reports that an Australian national of Chinese origin has died after drowning into Bhurdungi River of Dansingh-5, Jhaarkuna, while swimming. The incident occurred at around 12:30 pm on Wednesday. The deceased identified as Zhoujin (27) was on a visit to Kaski through Annapurna Base Camp Adventure Agency. Read article

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India: British man trampled to death by elephant at wildlife resort

Mirror.co.uk reports that a British tourist has been trampled to death by an elephant as he took photographs at a wildlife resort in India. The 68-year-old man, named in reports as Colin Manvell, died at the Masinagudi National Park, in the state of Tamil Nadu. He is believed to have been taking pictures of an […]

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India: Japanese tourist kidnapped and robbed by rickshaw driver

Asianage.com reports that a 22-year-old Japan national holidaying in India was kidnapped and robbed of `9.5 lakhs by an autorickshaw driver and his three accomplices. The victim was held hostage for three days in a room near Jaipur. According to information, a zero FIR has been lodged in this respect at the Chanakyapuri police station […]

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