The death penalty was imposed on the perpetrators of the gang rape of an Israeli tourist in India

According to testimony in court, the attackers approached the group – three men, a 29-year-old boarder and a 27-year-old Israeli tourist – while they were sitting by the canal and playing the guitar. The suspects demanded money, and when the group members refused to hand over more than a nominal amount, they threatened them with stones. The three men were then pushed into the ditch; Two managed to swim to safety, but the third tourist, identified in the Indian media as Bibash, was washed to his death and later found.

The owner of the boarding house testified that the attackers arrived on a motorcycle around 10:30 p.m., first demanded gas and then 100 rupees. After being given a nominal sum of 20 rupees, the attackers turned violent, threatening with stones, beating, strangling and raping the two women, while stealing the victims’ bags, two mobile phones and 9,500 rupees.

The judge ruled that the act was considered “extremely rare” under Indian law, a situation that warrants the death penalty. The verdict is subject to approval by the Karnataka High Court. The case sparked widespread public outrage in India, and the three were arrested after one of the suspects made a brief escape to nearby Tamil Nadu province before being recaptured.