Dulquer Salmaan recently reacted to the Spanish woman's gang rape in Jharkhand and revealed that she and her partner were recently hosted by his close friend.

Sharing the video of the Spanish woman on his Instagram stories, Dulquer Salmaan wrote, "Crushed to hear about this! You both recently visited Kottayam where close friends hosted you for a meal. This should not happen to anyone anywhere.'

More about the Jharkhand rape case

A 28-year-old Spanish woman, while spending the night in a makeshift tent with her partner in Dumka district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand, about 300 kilometers from the state capital Ranchi, was gang-raped by 7 men who allegedly subjected her to the brutal act.

As per the latest in the case, a total of four accused have been arrested while the search for the remaining individuals continues.

Following the tragic incident, the woman has dropped posts on social media which reads, "Something has happened to us that we would not wish on anyone. Seven men have raped me".

She also revealed the horror that was inflicted on her partner and also posted images of her battered face in a video post. Notably, the couple were on a world tour on motorcycles. By far they have travelled to sixty-three countries and covered 170,000 kilometres.

Despite their initial plea for help on social media, the couple later withdrew the video. The woman, while giving reasons on why the video was taken down cited the request by Jharkhand Police pertaining to the ongoing investigation.

The incident took place on Friday (Mar 1) post which the team patrolling the area found the couple, according to Dumka's Superintendent of Police Pitambar Singh Kherwar.