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Indian police have arrested five more men in connection with the gang rape<\/a> of a Spanish tourist, taking the total detained to eight, local media reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The attack on the woman, who was on a motorbike trip with her husband, took place last week in Dumka district in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand where the couple was camping.<\/p>\n The Press Trust of India<\/em> news agency broadcasted footage of five suspects, handcuffed and tied to each other in a line by a rope, in front of seated police officers.<\/p>\n On Monday, three other men appeared in court \u2014 also with sacks on their heads \u2014 and were later remanded in custody.<\/p>\n \u201cEight arrests have been made so far in connection with the alleged gang rape of a Spanish woman\u201d, PTI said, citing police officers.<\/p>\n The authorities have handed a cheque of $12,000 to the couple as compensation under a \u201cvictim compensation scheme\u201d, broadcaster NDTV<\/em> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n An average of nearly 90 rapes a day were reported in India in 2022, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau. However, large numbers go unreported due to prevailing stigmas around victims and a lack of faith in police investigations.<\/p>\n Convictions remain rare, with cases getting stuck for years in India\u2019s clogged-up criminal justice system.<\/p>\n