British female tourist raped and robbed in India
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NEW DELHI - A British female tourist has been raped and robbed in India.
An Indian man has been arrested for allegedly raping and robbing a British tourist in the western state of Goa.
As per reports, the woman, 48, was attacked around 4:00 local time on Thursday as she was walking to her hotel from a railway station.
The accused is a man from the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He fled after also taking three of her bags.
Goa is one of India's top tourist destinations and its beaches attract thousands of foreigners every year.
The woman is a regular visitor to the state. Police said she had been going there every year for the last 10 years.
Police were able to track down the suspect with the help of CCTV footage from the railway station as well as the area where the crime occurred.
This is one of several crimes against foreigners in the state. An Irish woman, Danielle McLaughlin, was raped and murdered while on holiday in Goa in 2017. Vikhat Bhagat, 24, was arrested soon after her murder and his trial, which began in April, is still under way.