New Delhi, Oct 15: Expressing shock and disgust at the rape of a Swiss Embassy official and attempted robbery on a woman Indian filmmaker near the venue of the 34th International Film Festival of India, delegates today said the incidents would not affect their film-viewing plans but they would now be extra careful. "I am usually very careful at night and never go out without an escort. But after this incident, I am going to be doubly careful," said Margaret Skiba, a foreign delegate and filmmaker reacting to the incidents late last night. The Swiss woman was dragged into her own car by two unidentified young men in the parking lot near the Siri Fort auditorium, the venue of the festival, after the last screening of the day, and was raped before being abandoned near Safdurjung enclave in South Delhi.
"There should be more security in the area as it is very deserted at night and when you go out after the last show, there are no policemen around and that makes it a bit scary," said budding Malayalam actress Jyothirmayee whose film is part of the Indian Panorama Section of the festival.
Definitely, there should be more security in the parking lot, she said.

Bureau Report