The husband of the attacked woman received a check for $12,000 as compensation. This is a common practice in the country to assist victims of sexual assault.
A judicial source explained to EFE that the compensation in this case does not constitute a settlement or remedy the judicial process that is still underway. The couple of experienced motorcyclists who have been traveling around the world on a motorcycle for five years were attacked at midnight last Friday when they were camping in the district of Dumka, in the northern state of Jharkhand.