Men who gang raped travel influencer while her husband watched appear in court

15.10.2025
Three men out of seven who ganged raped a travel influencer and forced her husband to watch have appeared in an Indian court
The couple were travelling around the world in motorcycles and decided to stop over and spend the night in Dumka district, Jharkhand India. They were attacked by the men who ganged raped Fernanda, 28, after wounding her 63 years old husband Vicente in the incident that happened in 2014.
The attackers allegedly used a helmet and a stone to beat Vicente, leaving his “mouth destroyed”. The couple, who have over 300,000 Instagram followers, were documenting their global motorcycle adventure and were travelling to Nepal from India on separate bikes.
In footage recorded outside an Indian hospital, Vicente revealed the injuries they suffered, with Fernanda displaying obvious facial bruising. She claims they were also robbed, but that “their only intention was to rape her”, according to the Express US.
“Something has happened to us that we would not wish on anyone. Seven men have raped me, they have beaten us and robbed us, although not many things, because what they wanted was to rape me,” read the caption on one video, which showed Fernanda’s bruised face.
“My face looks like this, but it’s not what hurts me the most,” she shared in one post, “Thank God we are alive”.
“They beat us,” Vicente continued. “They put a knife to my neck and told me they were going to kill me. Fernanda was raped. Seven of them. Seven men.”
The accused were subsequently charged by the authorities for taking turns to rape Fernanda.
“We have formed a team to hunt the remaining suspects,” declared Pitamber Singh Kherwar, a high-ranking local police officer. “We have to ensure strict punishment.”