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on october 5, a chinese mother and daughter posted on social platforms that they were traveling in sri lanka with a group and were attacked in a hotel room late at night on october 2. a man and a woman entered the room and robbed and molested them.

on the same day, the daughter of the victim told the red star news reporter that they asked the travel guide for help that night, and the guide called the police; the two would return home on the evening of october 5 and hoped that the hotel would issue a written apology letter. documents issued by the local police showed that after receiving the call, the police launched an investigation. staff at the local hotel where the incident occurred said security measures had been strengthened.

▲photo provided by the interviewee in the room where the incident occurred

tourist says he was attacked in hotel room late at night

department of group "sri lanka tour 9 days and 7 nights"

the mother of the victim said that the mother and daughter checked into the yala cinamon wild hotel in sri lanka on the evening of october 2. that night, i went to bed around 23:00. about 20 minutes later, she found that the house had turned dark and the air conditioner suddenly stopped making sound. it was suspected that the power supply had been cut off.

then, two strangers suddenly appeared in the room, a man and a woman. among them, the masked woman pressed on her mother, held an object against her neck, and asked her for money; the man molested the daughter of the victim after searching for money in the room.

after the mother and daughter fought hard and shouted for help, the two intruders left the room. the mother asked a tourist guide for help, who then called the police. afterwards, she discovered that a pair of slippers and about 3,000 sri lankan rupees (approximately rmb 70) were missing from the room.

▲photo provided by the interviewee in the room where the incident occurred

the daughter of the victim told reporters that they stayed in a double room in an independent villa, and there was only one room in the entire villa. at the time of the incident, the only residents in the villa were himself and his mother, who did not have much property. his father shared a room with other men and stayed in a room in another building. after what happened, they felt scared and helpless. for this trip to sri lanka, for safety reasons, they chose to travel in a group. there were about 20 people in the group, and they were accompanied by tour group staff and local travel agencies throughout the journey.

the group travel arrangements obtained by red star news reporters showed that the victim participated in the "9-day and 7-night sri lanka tour". the incident occurred on october 2, which was the fifth day of the group tour. the hotel arranged for that day was yala cinamon wild hotel.

the reporter checked on the ctrip platform and found that the group tour purchased by the victim was still on sale and was marked as "ctrip self-operated". the price displayed on october 5 was from 10,599 yuan, and the hotel in the itinerary on the fifth day was displayed as "yala cinamon" 3 hotels including "wild hotel (luxury b&b)". the victim said that the accommodation that night was arranged for the tour group, and there was only one hotel and no other options.

▲introduction to group tours

the hotel involved said it had strengthened security measures

the local police issued a document: an investigation has been launched

on october 5, the leader of the tour group in which the victim participated told reporters that the relevant cases have been investigated by the police. the report has been received and it is difficult to reply to the specific situation.

on the same day, a red star news reporter called the yala cinamon wild hotel where the incident occurred to inquire about the home invasion and robbery of chinese tourists on the evening of the 2nd. the staff said that this case occurred in the hotel recently. the hotel has conducted some investigations and strengthened security measures. the police have also come to the hotel to investigate. regarding the details of the case and the situation of the suspect, the staff said that the police are still investigating and cannot reply. according to him, there are many chinese guests in the hotel, and the hotel has also strengthened security, saying that it is safe to stay at the moment.

the victim provided the red star news reporter with a document issued by the police. the document shows that the police received relevant information on october 3. two chinese women checked into the hotel on the evening of the 2nd. at about 11 o'clock that night, a man and a woman entered the room and put a knife to their necks. they shouted, a man and a woman escaped with 3,000 sri lankan rupees; police have launched an investigation. the red star news reporter called the local police station that issued the document regarding the progress and details of the case, but he did not accept an interview.

a reporter from red star news consulted ctrip customer service as a friend of the victim, asking about the home invasion robbery on the evening of the 2nd and the platform's solution. the customer service confirmed that the relevant order was a self-operated group tour by ctrip. in the past two days, the supervisor contacted the customer multiple times and failed to get through. at present, customer service does not know the specific solution. the supervisor may inform the customer and promise to try his best to coordinate and handle the follow-up investigation of the case.

afterwards, a red star news reporter once again called ctrip as a media person to inquire about ctrip’s solution to this incident. a staff member said that ctrip has learned that the tourist suffered a home invasion and robbery, and is trying to contact the tourist to communicate and deal with it. the specific solution needs feedback. reply.

red star news reporter chen xinyi and intern you liqin