Rishav Chatterjee
(Reuters) – Fijian police said on Thursday they were investigating an incident involving two Virgin Australia crew members who were allegedly raped and robbed in Nadi in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The crew members were in the popular tourist destination on vacation before they were due to take off the next day, Acting Police Commissioner Juki Fong Chew said in a statement.
Virgin, which said it was aware of the incident, sent people to Fiji to provide support. They did not provide further details about the incident in a statement to Reuters.
Fijian police said investigations so far revealed that some Virgin crew members had gone to a nightclub in Nadi.
“Unfortunately, two crew members were victims of alleged theft and rape after leaving the nightclub trying to find their way to the hotel,” Chew said, adding that the investigation was ongoing.
The South Pacific island nation of Fiji is a popular tourist destination and received 76,845 visitors in the month of November, mostly from Australia, New Zealand and North America, according to the country’s tourism website.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
