Lee and Maya, a couple from Sydney, were also at the Gateway of India on New Year’s Eve, when a mob surrounded them and molested the woman.

Maya says she was badly bruised when over 20 men tried to rip off her clothes. The couple somehow managed to escape and chose not to file any police complaint.

They only decided to voice their nightmarish experience after seeing footage of a girl (still untraced) being molested by the mob there on in news channels.

“Men swarmed in from everywhere and tried to rip off my clothes.

Somebody touched my back and it was then that I realised that this place is really unsafe. I asked my boyfriend to stand behind me to protect me from the crowd. They were grabbing me from all directions and I could do nothing, but scream,” Maya told MiD DAY.

Lee and Maya had planned to tour different cities in the country. But after this shocking incident, they have called off their plans.

“We used to get strange looks from people for being foreigners, but we never really felt unsafe. After this incident, we fear for our safety. We are terrified,” said Lee.