Reports claimed that this is the second incident this year wherein a foreign tourist has been sexually assaulted in Manali. | Photo Credit: Thinkstock

Shimla: In an appalling incident reported from Manali town of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, a 33-year-old Russian woman was allegedly gang-raped by two unidentified men on Thursday night.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, the woman arrived in the town last week, as a part of a research group. In her complaint to the police she mentioned that two men assaulted her, one of them was a local youth who accompanied her to the guest house where she is staying, before dragging her inside their vehicle. The complainant further alleged that then they drove her off to an isolated place between the city's famous Hadimba Temple and Old Manali where they raped her.

Superintendent of Police (SP), Kullu, Shalini Agnihotri told the national daily that they have registered a case and formed three teams to identify and nab the perpetrators. The investigation in the case is still on.

However, the case was registered under the Sections of the Indian Penal Code including Section 376-D (rape by two or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention). Reportedly, the victim was taken to local hospital for medical examination. Meanwhile, the police also took the rape survivor to the crime spot.

Reports claimed that this is the second incident this year wherein a foreign tourist has been sexually assaulted in Manali. Also in May, a Japanese woman was allegedly raped by a local taxi driver.