Delhi: American woman allegedly gang raped by 5, including tourist guide, in a hotel

Source say the woman had given the card key of her room to main suspect, a tour guide. She further claimed that attendant had given a bottle of water. After drinking water, she felt drowsy.

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A 30-year-old American woman was allegedly gang raped in a hotel of new Delhi area. Delhi Police got a complaint via NGO regarding this case.

The complaint alleged the woman with her at the hotel in Delhi's Connaught Place was gang-raped by five men, including the tourist guide. Police sources said in her complaint that she had come to visit India, she stayed at the hotel in Delhi's Connaught Place raped her in the hotel room.

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The woman registered her complaint through e-mail. The woman, as per the report, said that she would come to Delhi to record her statement once an FIR was registered. An NGO has alleged that an American tourist was allegedly gangraped by five men in March at a five-star hotel in Connaught Place. They were investigating a complaint from an NGO, through an email, stating that the US citizen was gangraped by five men who entered into her room on the pretext of some tour and travel related work.

The woman came to India as part of a group. The travel agent in US had contacted their Indian franchise to make arrangements for the stay. Source say the woman had given the card key of her room to main suspect, a tour guide. She further claimed that attendant had given a bottle of water. After drinking water, she felt drowsy. The tour guide, attendant, guide's cousin and two others sexually assaulted for two days.

The woman said she was threatened not to tell anyone. Three days, she wrote an email from Pennsylvania after she got in touch with an NGO. Police has identified the travel agency and tour guide. FIR of gangrape is to be filed. Cops have convinced the woman to record her statement and identified the suspects.

Sushma Swaraj also tweeted in support of the matter, saying that the government would initiate action against the culprits who allegedly gang-raped a US woman at a five-star hotel near Connaught Place earlier this year.