American tourist molested by priest in Pushkar Temple

An American tourist was allegedly molested by a priest at Ram temple in Pushkar in Rajasthan's Ajmer district. The 28 year old victim says the priest indulged in eve-teasing and molestation while she was performing puja on Tuesday. A case of alleged eve-teasing and molestation was lodged against the priest whose name she did not know, the CO said.

The tourist hailing from Oregon in the US had come for pilgrimage in the holy city. Pushkar seems to have gained a notorious reputation for controversies related to tourists. About two years ago, a Japanese woman had alleged that five persons had raped her in a Pushkar hotel on April 2, 2006

In the past 2 years, three women tourists have been raped in Rajasthan.