American tourist gang-raped in northern India

An American tourist was gang raped by a truck driver and two of his friends in the northern Indian state of Himachai Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

American woman gang raped in India

"The 30-year-old woman was raped by men in a truck on Monday night. They offered her a lift and she accepted it," police inspector Abhimanyu Kumar told AFP.

The incident took place Monday night in Manali, a tourist destination 500 kilometres (300 miles) from the capital New Delhi.

"We have informed the US embassy immediately. Some officials from the embassy will be coming here," he said.

All of the accused were arrested.