Case of Mrs Griggs, in 2004 - Unfortunately the Indian media thought to blame the "foreigners" by becoming easy targets,
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Times of India
Clueless foreigners make for easy targets
NEW DELHI: The alleged rape and murder of an Australian tourist near IGI airport on Wednesday has once again fuelled speculations that the city
The incident comes exactly five months after the rape of a Swiss diplomat in south Delhi.
While instances of murder of foreign nationals are few and far between, several incidents of their harassment have been reported in the last few months. Foreign women seen alone in public places are clearly the most vulnerable lot.
The airport incident comes close on the heels of the rape of a Fijian student in southwest Delhi on March 7.
She was spotted alone outside a five star hotel by the accused, a travel agent, who offered her lift and took her to a park where he allegedly raped her.
A 22-year-old German tourist was allegedly molested by four youths in the Gole Market area on February 27.
The victim, who had come to India on a tourist visa for a month, was walking towards a restaurant around 11 pm when she was apparently pounced upon by the youths travelling in an Indica car.
The accused fled after she shouted for help, but were arrested the next day after the police managed to trace their car.
"It's a fact that foreigners are vulnerable to attacks by miscreants. Many such incidents even go unreported," admitted a police officer in New Delhi district.
In another incident on March 11 this year, a Japanese woman was forced to part with $ 200 and her belongings by her taxi driver and a hotel owner.
The woman had hired a pre-paid taxi from the airport on her arrival from Tokyo. The driver took her to a hotel in Old Rajinder Nagar. The hotel owner, however, offered her accommodation in his home at Lajpat Nagar where she was robbed.
There is still no clue about the whereabouts of a British woman who had been reported missing from New Delhi railway station in December last year.
The woman had boarded a train to Delhi from Mumbai and was said to have spotted for the last time at New Delhi railway station.
The rape of the Swiss diplomat remains unsolved even five months after it took place. Police claim to have questioned more than 10,000 people in the case.
Clueless foreigners make for easy targets - Delhi - City - The Times of India
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