Do you still think India is a safe place to visit?

Concern over rising sex attacks in India's tourist hotspots

PANAJI (India) - AUTHORITIES in India's popular tourist destinations are boosting security after a spate of sexual attacks against foreigners, officials said Monday.

The federal government has called top tourism officials from all states for a meeting in capital New Delhi this month to review security measures after the highly publicised incidents.

Several women have been raped and sexually attacked this month in Goa, Kerala and Rajasthan - three of the most visited places in India.

In the latest incident, a British woman reported she was raped in the beach resort of Goa.

'We are adopting zero tolerance towards such accused. We are dealing seriously with these cases,' Goa's chief minister, Digamber Kamat, said at the weekend in state capital Panaji.

The Kerala state government also said it will intensify police patrols after two sexual assaults this month.

'We have requested tour operators to submit the list of personnel employed in the resorts and police verification would be conducted against all the employees,' said V. Venu, Kerala's tourism secretary.

Separately, a British woman and an American woman also complained of similar attacks in the desert state of Rajasthan last week. -- AFP
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I still remember there is another case where two Japanese women were drugged and raped. You might be right that when we go overseas or anywhere even at home for that matter, we need to be alert and careful. I seldom come across news that foreigners were raped while visiting other countries. Maybe only when they visit a third world country. So, three cases in India (Japanese, Brits, American). What do you think.