Japanese tourist's rape: 4 held in Pushkar

The arrest followed 10 hrs of questioning of the woman in Ajmer.

Four persons, including the son and wife of a local hotel owner, have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a Japanese woman on April 2, a senior police official said.

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The accused included Babloo, son of the hotel owner, Roshani, wife of the owner, Raju and Sanjay, Superintendent of Police Sriniwas Janga Rao said.

The arrest followed 10 hours of questioning of the Japanese woman in Ajmer, where she was taken from Agra, by a team of investigating officers following her allegation that she had been raped and robbed of Rs 54,000 after being drugged by the son of the hotel owner, the SP said.