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Six Men Held Over Gang-Rape Of Swiss Tourist In Madhya Pradesh, India, As Minister Appears To Blame Victim For Attack

Six Held Over Gang-Rape Of Swiss Tourist, As Indian Minister Appears To Blame Victim For Attack
Sara C Nelson
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Six men have been arrested in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist as she holidayed in India with her husband.

The men will appear before magistrates on Monday, a senior police official told Reuters.

She was attacked and gang raped in front of her husband, who had been tied to a tree the Associated Press reported.

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The unnamed Swiss woman is escorted by police women for a medical examination at a hospital

According to the Times of India, the unnamed woman was beaten with canes and other weapons.

There have been protests and calls for the resignation of one Indian Minister who appeared to blame the woman for not informing police of her movements while in the country, the Hindustan Times said.

Umar Shankar Gupta, home minister for Madhya Pradesh, described the incident as “unfortunate” and added: “Foreign tourists should inform the SP [superintendent of police] about their plans. This system is not being followed.”

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The woman is reported to be 39-years-old and is now conscious and talking to police in hospital.

The brutal gang rape and killing a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in December has brought violence against women to the top of the Indian social agenda.

It has galvanised the nation into action, with angry protesters accusing the government of not doing enough to tackle the danger.

Earlier this week, the 'ringleader' of the men accused of attacking the student is reported to have killed himself in prison. His family insist he was murdered.

India Protests Against Gang Rape Case
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Indian schoolchildren hold candles and placards during a prayer ceremony in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) (credit:AP)
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Indian policewomen stand guard during a protest in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:AP)
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An Indian student shouts slogans during a protest rally in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) (credit:AP)
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Indian people shout slogans during a protest in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (credit:AP)
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Indian Rapid Action Force personnel in riot gear keep watch during a demonstration following the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi on December 31, 2012. (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian demonstrators gather following the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi on December 31, 2012. (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian demonstrators perform a prayer ritual in memory of a gang rape victim in New Delhi on December 31, 2012. (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A member of the student wing of Indias main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party vandalizes a police barricade during a protest after the death of a young woman who was recently gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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An Indian lights a candle as she mourns the death of a young woman who was recently gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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Members of the student wing of Indias main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party try to break through a police cordon during a protest after the death of a young woman who was recently gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (credit:AP)
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Indian protesters hold candles and posters during a rally in Ahmedabad on December 30, 2012, following following the cremation of a gangrape victim in the Indian capital. (SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian protesters burn an effigy depicting rapists during a rally in New Delhi on December 30, 2012, following the cremation of a gangrape victim in the Indian capital. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian protestors scuffle with police officials during a rally in New Delhi on December 30, 2012, following the cremation of a gangrape victim in the Indian capital. (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A young Indian child holds a lighted candle as she joins others during a protest rally in Ahmedabad on December 30, 2012, following the cremation of a gangrape victim in the Indian capital. (SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha take part in a candlelight march in Amritsar on December 30, 2012. after the cremation ceremony for a gangrape victim. (NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian protestors shout slogans during a rally in New Delhi on December 30, 2012, following the cremation of a gangrape victim in the Indian capital.(RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Indian residents shout anti-government slogans as they take part in a protest in New Delhi on December 30, 2012, after the cremation ceremony for a gangrape victim. (RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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An Indian protester holds placards during a rally in New Delhi on December 31,2012. The family of an Indian gang-rape victim said they would not rest until her killers are hanged as they spoke of their own pain and trauma over a crime that has united the country in grief.(SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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