NEW DELHI – A British female tourist has been raped inside a five starhotel in India.
A 28-year-old staff member of the spa at a five-star hotel in Chandigarhhas been booked by police for allegedly raping a 50-year-old British womanlast week. Police said they have registered a case against a masseur afterthe woman accused him of raping her when she visited the spa at the hotelwhere she was staying.
The woman, a British national, arrived in Chandigarh on December 19 and wasstaying in a five-star hotel in IT Park, Chandigarh with a companion. In acomplaint to the police on December 27, the woman said she was raped by themasseur on December 20.
The accused, who belongs to Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh, is on the run.
According to an Indian Express report, the woman in her complaint allegedthat the accused deliberately touched her private parts during the massagewhile he was told to massage only foot to knee. The woman, a medicalprofessional, is said to be in her early 50s.
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“The victim lodged her protest before the hotel management on the same dayand within hours, the hotel management terminated the services of theemployee, Farhan Jama. He was residing at a rented accommodation in MauliJagran, Manimajra. He is now absconding,” a police official was quoted assaying in the report.
The woman, who was initially indecisive on taking police action, lodged aformal complaint after returning from a trip to Shimla on December 27.
