Three Indian men have appeared in court after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist on a motorbike trip with her husband, with police hunting four other suspects.
The attack took place on Friday night in eastern India in Jharkhand state’s Dumka district, where the couple were camping.
A total of seven men are accused of carrying out the brutal assault.
“We have formed a team to hunt the remaining suspects,” senior local police officer Pitamber Singh Kherwar told.
On Sunday, three accused were seen being escorted into court with sacks on their heads by police officers holding ropes tied around their waists. The three were later remanded in custody.
The Spanish woman and her husband were also in court.
Kherwar said a special team including forensic officers had been formed to scour the scene of the attack, while another team was hunting more suspects.
An average of nearly 90 rapes a day were reported in India in 2022, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau.
