The Spanish travel vlogger, who was allegedly robbed and gang-raped in Dumka, Jharkhand in early March, has opened up about the incident and said she does not regret coming to India.
The 28-year-old returned to Spain with her husband and reflected on her motorbike journey. The couple said: South China Morning Post (SCMP) and shared his experience of traveling to 67 countries including India.
“I think everyone in the world expects me to say, 'Don't go to India,' but life is much more complicated than that. “But it could have happened. Not too long ago, the same thing happened to a couple traveling in Belize, Central America,” the woman said. SCMP.
“Yes, I left home, and I took some risks, but I don’t regret it. I don’t regret anything about going to India or our journey. I could have gone the other way or stayed in a hotel. But using the same logic, something worse could have happened and I wouldn't have survived. Accidents can happen anywhere, even in the safety of a home. It can also happen inside,” she added.
The woman also spoke about her horseback riding experience in Afghanistan after the Taliban invasion.
She said: “Afghanistan was very complicated because I was the first woman to enter Afghanistan on a motorbike since the Taliban came to power. They are not used to seeing women driving, so the experience The whole thing was very strange.”
“As we were driving on the highway towards the first city, Herat, a Taliban patrol stopped us. They came towards us with all their weapons and AK-47s were fired at us. “We were really scared because it was directed at us, but once they found out I was a woman, they called all the Taliban in the area and asked for confirmation,” she added.
The woman claimed she had no intention of ending her travel journey and was planning to continue soon.
The Spanish travel vlogger was allegedly gang-raped by seven men on March 1 while she and her husband were spending the night in a tent in Dumka district of Jharkhand.
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Date first uploaded: March 21, 2024, 15:09 IST