Nigerian woman gang-raped by 4 men in India

A 35-year-old Nigerian woman, who has been staying in India on a tourist visa, was kidnapped and gang-raped by four Indian men in Sacket area of New Delhion friday.

According to police reports, she was kidnapped outside a popular shopping mall in New Delhi’s Saket area before bundling her into a car. They then drove for

around half an hour, during which time the alleged gang-rape took place, before pushing her out of the moving vehicle.

The woman (who cannot be named) was finally rescued after a passerby spotted her on the side of the road in Mayur Vihar, around 20 kilometres (12 miles) away in east Delhi. She was in an inebriated condition at the time and had suffered minor injuries.

“We have received a complaint from the woman and investigations are ongoing,” Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.

Bhagat also said police in Delhi have arrested four men on Friday in connection with the crime and the four men arrested were Indians.  Also the car allegedly used had been impounded.

Nigerian embassy officials in New Delhi are yet to say anything. Culled