<p>Three Nepali truck drivers were arrested Thursday for the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort two days ago, police said here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Arjun, Lucky and Som Bahadur Tamang, in the age group of 22-24, had been living in the state for a long time, Superintendent of Police Vinod Dhawan told IANS.<br /><br />"Two of them were arrested from Patlikuhl (20 km before Manali) and one from Mandi town," Dhawan added.<br /><br />The victim, who reached this tourist resort, some 500 km from national capital Delhi, along with three other women just a day before the crime, alleged that she was early Tuesday repeatedly raped by three men, who offered her a liftin a vehicle late in the night when she could not find a taxi on the outskirts of Manali.<br /><br />Police said the men drove the woman to a secluded spot and raped and robbed her.<br />"The victim's medical examination report confirmed sexual assault," Dhawan said.<br /><br />He said investigators used clues given by the victim about the vehicle to crack the case.<br />"The specific clue that the vehicle's front windshield was broken from the left side and the mapping of mobile phones helped the investigating agency to nab the accused," he said.<br />Dhawan said the woman, who is still in Manali, was yet to identify the accused.<br /><br />Police Wednesday seized the vehicle used in the crime. Its owner, Manoj Kumar, told investigators that Arjun was hired as a driver just four-five days before the crime.<br /><br />This incident has brought back memories of 2009, when an 18-year-old British volunteer teacher was raped by two cab drivers in Palampur town of Kangra district.</p>
<p>Three Nepali truck drivers were arrested Thursday for the gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort two days ago, police said here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Arjun, Lucky and Som Bahadur Tamang, in the age group of 22-24, had been living in the state for a long time, Superintendent of Police Vinod Dhawan told IANS.<br /><br />"Two of them were arrested from Patlikuhl (20 km before Manali) and one from Mandi town," Dhawan added.<br /><br />The victim, who reached this tourist resort, some 500 km from national capital Delhi, along with three other women just a day before the crime, alleged that she was early Tuesday repeatedly raped by three men, who offered her a liftin a vehicle late in the night when she could not find a taxi on the outskirts of Manali.<br /><br />Police said the men drove the woman to a secluded spot and raped and robbed her.<br />"The victim's medical examination report confirmed sexual assault," Dhawan said.<br /><br />He said investigators used clues given by the victim about the vehicle to crack the case.<br />"The specific clue that the vehicle's front windshield was broken from the left side and the mapping of mobile phones helped the investigating agency to nab the accused," he said.<br />Dhawan said the woman, who is still in Manali, was yet to identify the accused.<br /><br />Police Wednesday seized the vehicle used in the crime. Its owner, Manoj Kumar, told investigators that Arjun was hired as a driver just four-five days before the crime.<br /><br />This incident has brought back memories of 2009, when an 18-year-old British volunteer teacher was raped by two cab drivers in Palampur town of Kangra district.</p>