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American tourist alleges molestation at Pushkar temple
Published on Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 15:35, Updated on Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 16:14 in Nation » India section
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Jaipur: An American tourist on Wednesday alleged that she was molested by a priest at a temple in Pushkar in Rajasthan's Ajmer district.
In her FIR lodged with the Pushkar police station, the 28-year-old woman said the priest indulged in eve-teasing and molestation while she was performing puja at Papmochani temple on the banks of Pushkar lake on Tuesday, the Circle Officer (CO) Sangram Singh said.
A case of alleged eve-teasing and molestation was lodged against the priest whose name she did not know, the CO said.
The tourist hailing from Oregon in the US had come for pilgrimage in the holy city, he said, adding an investigation was initiated to trace the priest.
Meanwhile, another foreigner woman has alleged that she was beaten up by locals in Pushkar, however, Singh said police has not been approached in this regard.
The temple city seems to have gained a notorious reputation for controversies related to tourists. About two years ago, a Japanese woman had alleged that five persons had raped her in a Pushkar hotel on April 2, 2006.
A year ago, Pushkar was in the news after two Israeli tourists stripped at a party.
Later, a tourist couple rubbed up the locals the wrong way when they kissed at the ghats after they got married in a Hindu ceremony.
(With PTI inputs)
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Pushkar or Ajmer ? just wondering a bit about mystical sufi-Hindu mix city....
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It is very pity that foreign tourists cannot travel safely in a country where head of the state is also
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