Travel influencer couple on horror India gang rape and Taliban interrogation during epic 6-year motorbike trip
- Fernanda, 28, and her husband Vicente, 63, open up about their gang-rape ordeal in India earlier in March
- ‘I don’t regret anything about our journey,’ Fernanda says of their motorbike trip that has taken them through 67 countries and which they intend to continue
In India, a rape takes place every 15 minutes, according to government figures. It is so common that many cases go unreported and few make the news.
Indian police – known for their inaction over, and even involvement in, sexual crimes – in this instance acted fast to quell the negative publicity. Three suspects have been arrested, with five on the run, all of whom face life behind bars if found guilty.
The victims, 28-year-old Fernanda and her Spanish husband, 63-year-old Vicente, who was hit several times in the head with a helmet, are now back in Spain.
The attack took place while they were camping in Dumka district, an area of hills and exotic forest famed for its temples and hill resorts not far from the Bangladeshi border, in northeast India.
They talked to the Post about their epic motorbike trip, which has taken them through 67 countries over six years, and has included being interrogated by the Taliban and that fateful night in India when their world came crashing down.
