Japanese woman robbed in India by ‘Lankan tour guide’

A Japanese woman visiting India to document Independence Day celebrations was drugged and robbed of her belongings by a man who claimed to be a Sri Lankan tour guide.

According to Police, the woman, who had arrived in Delhi on August 10, was approached by the guide outside the New Delhi railway station where he offered her his services. “He told her that he was from Sri Lanka and that he used to sell coconuts there but could not earn a decent living. So he came to Delhi and became a guide,” a police official said.

“The man took her to several unfamiliar places on the first day but reassured her of her safety whenever she grew uncomfortable. After winning her confidence, he planned an outing with her for the next day,” he added. In her statement, the woman revealed that the guide took her to a restaurant the next day where he ordered food for both of them.

She said that he was gone for a while and arrived with a glass of juice which he offered to her, insisting that she try it out as it was the speciality of the restaurant.

“The woman started feeling dizzy after consuming the drink and became unconscious. She had no recollection of what happened after wards,” said a police official.

Police said that they received a call from a passerby who had seen her lying unconscious near Sarojini Nagar on Friday morning. She was taken to hospital where she was declared out of danger. Among the items reported missing by the woman were an expensive camera, an Apple mobile handset and Rs. 15,000. (The Times of India)