A 70-year-old Frenchwoman, who raised awareness about the importance of education among women, was allegedly raped by an inebriated guard in her room at a resort in Varanasi’s Madhopur village on Wednesday. She alleged that the guard of the lodge, identified as Omprakash from Mirzapur, barged into her room in inebriated condition at night and beat her up, leaving her injured. Police said the guard managed to flee even as police reached the spot and rushed her to the district hospital, where she is stated to be stable. SP (rural), Amit Kumar visited the spot and carried out inspection. Kumar told HT that an FIR has been registered in this connection, and a team has been deployed to ensure the arrest of the accused.

Source: Hindustan Times June 29, 2017 09:08 UTC