German tourist 'taken captive and raped by two men' in southern India just weeks after the rape and murder of a British woman in Goa

German tourist accused two men of taking her captive and raping her in India
Woman told police two men dragged her to a secluded spot from a beach resort
It comes just weeks after the rape and murder of Danielle McLaughlin in Goa

Published: 10:25 BST, 3 April 2017 | Updated: 10:27 BST, 3 April 2017

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A German tourist has accused two men of taking her captive and raping her in southern India, just weeks after the rape and murder of an Irish woman in Goa.

The woman told police two men dragged her to a secluded spot from a private beach resort in the southern tourist town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu state and raped her on Sunday.

'We have registered a sexual assault complaint and a manhunt has been launched to track the attackers,' the district police chief Santosh told AFP.

'We are questioning suspects but no arrests have been made yet.'

The woman told police two men dragged her to a secluded spot from a private beach resort in the southern tourist town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu state and raped her

He said medical tests had confirmed sexual assault and the German embassy had been informed.

A spokeswoman for Germany's Foreign Office told AFP by email that its consul-general in the state capital Chennai was in close contact with local authorities about the incident.

It comes just three weeks after a 28-year-old Irish woman was raped and murdered near Palolem beach in Goa.

Danielle McLaughlin's naked body was discovered in a field near a beach on March 16, with injuries all over her body.

Police have arrested a local man for her rape and murder.

She was buried in her hometown of Buncrana on Thursday following a funeral attended by hundreds.

The following day, more than 1,500 attended a commemoration for her in the Indian town of Canacona, where she died.

Family and friends of Danielle McLaughlin, who was raped and murdered in Goa, gathered in Buncrana, Ireland, on Thursday for the 28-year-old's funeral

Ms McLaughlin was found with severe injuries to her head and face in Canacona on March 14. She was was strangled in the Palolem beach resort in India

Many Western countries warn visitors about the risk of such attacks in India, where levels of sexual violence are relatively high.

A 35-year-old Japanese tourist was raped in southern India last December and in 2014, a Danish woman was gang-raped in New Delhi after she became lost and asked for directions to her hotel.

Five men were sentenced to life imprisonment last June over that attack.

India faced international scrutiny over levels of violence against women following the fatal gang-rape of a medical student in New Delhi in December 2012.