The accused men in police custody
A 21-year-old woman tourist in Puducherry was raped by least six men in two separate groups on Christmas Eve. She is recovering in a local hospital.
Of 15 suspects who either raped her or enabled the attack, 12 are in police custody.
The woman was first abducted by three men while sightseeing with friends in Karaikal, a port city in Puducherry. After raping her, they released her.
She called for help but then another group of seven men abducted her and sexually assaulted her. They allegedly raped her six times.
The two gangs assaulted her separately for over three hours.
Her friends finally found her lying outdoors near the lodge where they had rented a room.