The 22-year-old student had reportedly been held hostage at gunpoint in a secluded basement for several weeks.
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Two brothers have been arrested in India after allegedly kidnapping and repeatedly raping a Japanese tourist near Bodh Gaya, Buddhism's holiest site, multiple outlets reported Saturday.
The 22-year-old student had reportedly been held hostage at gunpoint for more than three weeks in a secluded basement near an east India pilgrimage site by two men who called themselves tour guides. Police named the men as Sajid Khan, 32, and his brother Jawed, 25.
"When her health condition deteriorated due to repeated rape and poor living conditions, she was brought to Gaya [town] for medical treatment on 20 December," a police officer told AFP.
The woman was able to escape, and contacted other Japanese tourists who helped her reach out to the Japanese consulate in Kolkata. She then traveled to the city from Gaya.
The brothers were arrested on Friday "for confining and raping the Japanese student," the deputy superintendent Alok Kumar Singh said.
The Bodh Gaya complex houses one of the oldest Buddhist temples still standing in India and attracts tourists from across the world. The student is thought to have been living and studying in rural india for many months.
India has come under scrutiny after numerous high-profile incidents of violence against women in recent years, including the fatal gang-rape of a woman on a bus in New Delhi in 2013.
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