<p>All the three accused in the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort, who were arrested early Thursday, were Nepali nationals, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The three arrested people are all truck drivers, identified as Arjun, Lucky and Som Bahadur, Superintendent of Police Vinod Dhawan told IANS.<br /><br />He said that although they were Nepali nationals, they had been living in the state for a long time. <br /><br />"Two of them were arrested from Patlikuhl (20 km before Manali) and one from Mandi town," Dhawan added.<br /><br />The victim, who reached this tourist resort along with three other women just a day before the crime, alleged that she was early Tuesday repeatedly raped by three men, who offered her a lift late in the night when she could not find a taxi. <br /><br />Police said the men drove the woman to a secluded spot where they raped and robbed her.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a team of forensic experts collected samples from the scene which were sent for examination.<br /><br />"The victim's medical examination report confirmed sexual assault," Dhawan said.<br />The police Wednesday seized the vehicle used in the crime.<br /><br />This incident brought back memories of 2009, when an 18-year-old British volunteer teacher was raped by two cab drivers in Palampur town of Kangra district. <br /></p>
<p>All the three accused in the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort, who were arrested early Thursday, were Nepali nationals, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The three arrested people are all truck drivers, identified as Arjun, Lucky and Som Bahadur, Superintendent of Police Vinod Dhawan told IANS.<br /><br />He said that although they were Nepali nationals, they had been living in the state for a long time. <br /><br />"Two of them were arrested from Patlikuhl (20 km before Manali) and one from Mandi town," Dhawan added.<br /><br />The victim, who reached this tourist resort along with three other women just a day before the crime, alleged that she was early Tuesday repeatedly raped by three men, who offered her a lift late in the night when she could not find a taxi. <br /><br />Police said the men drove the woman to a secluded spot where they raped and robbed her.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a team of forensic experts collected samples from the scene which were sent for examination.<br /><br />"The victim's medical examination report confirmed sexual assault," Dhawan said.<br />The police Wednesday seized the vehicle used in the crime.<br /><br />This incident brought back memories of 2009, when an 18-year-old British volunteer teacher was raped by two cab drivers in Palampur town of Kangra district. <br /></p>