Varanasi: A French female tourist had alleged sexual assault by a "tourist guide" who had spiked her drink which made her fall sick in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Sunday, police said. Bhelupur police who are in receipt of the woman's complaint have registered a case and are on the look out for the suspect.
Police said the victim had already left for France. The woman was saying that a youth calling himself to be a tourist guide met her and won her trust for the first two days. "He showed her around the town and all the tourists destinations in the town and later sexually sexually assaulted her when she was in an inebriated condition," the police quoted her as saying.
"The French woman was staying in a guest house at Kedar Ghat in Varanasi. After two days of touring and sightseeing in Varanasi, the tourist guide joined her for breakfast on the third day. During the meal, he offered her beer which she accepted," the police said.
"The drink, which she took, had been spiked with desi liquor which she could not handle. She swooned there during the course of the meal. When she sobered up later in the day, she found herself lying naked on the bed. She also saw a doctor for stomach ache caused by the spiked drink," the police added.
Bhelupur police station in charge Ramakant Dubey said the necessary action will be taken on the suspect who is still at large. The French embassy is also seized of the matter and are in touch with the top brass of the Varanasi police regarding the progress of the case. It is pertinent to note that BJP leader and Tik Tok fame Sonali Phogat died after her associates spiked her drink last month.
