Police: Swiss tourist gang-raped in central India

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41. Unfortunately this kind of crime appears to be increasing

I follow the Caribbean and Latin America mostly but it might be a pattern. I-phones are often involved. It's just too easy for criminals to spot them and attack in a group. While what I've read about is more robbery than rape - that can happen as a crime of opportunity sometimes when the initial attack is for a cell phone.

My concept about this is that one is an obvious target when traveling in unfamiliar territory. It goes along with having to be highly aware and take many steps to protect oneself. In this case I'm guessing the couple did this trip with the idea that India is generally not violent in terms of travelers. So many people travel to that area without incident but things are changing.