Chennai

Tiruvannamalai

Malaysia

Kovalam

: In a shocking incident, a 21-year-old woman from Russia was allegedly gang raped at the temple town ofin Tamil Nadu.The victim, who is in India as a tourist, was found unconscious at her room in a private guest house on July 16. She was reportedly seriously injured in the assault by at least three persons.The inspector of police Mangayarkarasi told Mirror that the 21-year-old girl came to Tiruvannamalai on July 12. She rented a room in a guest house for Rs 200 per day. She also hired a two-wheeler for sightseeing purpose. However, barely after three days in the city, she was found lying bare and unconscious in her room on Monday.Mangayarkarasi said that the person, who runs the guest house and two others allegedly molested her and attempted to rape. The Tiruvannamalai town police later shifted her to the government hospital where she has by now regained consciousness.The guest house proprietor has taken the guest house on lease from its owner, who is inThe locals had alerted the police about the incident. The police inquiries thereon revealed that she was sexually assaulted.It is yet unknown how the 21-year-old became unconscious in her room. According to the police, the injuries she sustained werr minor. However, Mangayarkarasi said that her blood samples have been sent to Chennai for lab test.Moreover, a woman, who is familiar with Russian language, has been roped in to translate the victim’s statement. Her statement is likely to be recorded late today evening.Further details about the Russian woman’s India visit and details on the attack on her would be clear after the investigation and results of lab tests.This is the latest attack on woman being reported in India, which was recently ranked world’s most dangerous place for women by a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation.It may be recalled that a Latvian woman Liga Skromane, 33, was murdered following an alleged sexual assault attempt nearin Kerala in April this year.