I've heard similar first-hand accounts from women travelling in northern India. One friend in particular was almost raped in a taxi but was able to fight off th

I've heard similar first-hand accounts from women travelling in northern India. One friend in particular was almost raped in a taxi but was able to fight off the attacker and escape. She also was molested on trains on multiple occassions, basically men groping her breasts and groin as described in the article. Combined with the recent reports of rapes of tourists and local women I think that by now it's fairly well known that India is not particularly safe for women travellers.