India, March 10 -- Bhibas Nayak, a 26-year-old male tourist who died after being pushed into a canal by an accused in the Hampi rape-murder case, was an enthusiastic traveller and adventure-lover, his cousin told The Indian Express.

Nayak's funeral was carried out in Odisha's Kandhamal district on Sunday. "He loved to travel, explore new places, make new friends and do adventurous things. Whenever he got time from his work, he would make plans to travel. He used to go on four trips every year," his cousin told the publication.

According to the police, two women, including an Israeli national, were allegedly raped by three men near the Hampi heritage site in Karnataka's Vijayanagara district on the night of March 6.

A 29-year-old female...