Police check security measures at homestays and resorts in Chikkamagaluru

Chikkamagaluru police visited homestays and resorts in the district to check if the owners took enough measures for the safety of tourists.
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Chikkamagaluru police were visiting homestays, resorts and lodges in the district on March 11 and 12 to check if the owners took enough care of their guests. The police conducted this drive across the district following the rape of a foreign tourist and a homestay owner in Hampi on march 6.

Police inspectors and sub-inspectors visited the resorts and homestays located within their limits without prior notice. They checked the measures taken for the safety of tourists, particularly foreign visitors. During the visits, the police personnel checked if the owners had installed CCTV cameras and employed sufficient staff for the security of the guests, among other things.

Following the instructions of Vikram Amathe, the Superintendent of Police of Chikkamagaluru, the local police met owners of homestays and resorts, and gave them instructions on the precautionary measures they need to take.

In this regard, the SP has convened a meeting of owners of homestays and resorts in Chikkamagaluru district at the Zilla Panchayat hall on March 13.