Karnataka Dwelling Minister G Parameshwara on Sunday assured that safety measures at vacationer locations can be considerably strengthened within the wake of current rape of a overseas nationwide and a homestay proprietor at Hampi.
Karnataka Dwelling Minister G Parameshwara.
The Minister additionally stated, shifting ahead, vacationers visiting Karnataka can be briefed on the dos and don’ts to make sure their security.
“Definitely we are going to step up our security measures in places like Hampi and other tourist places,” Parameshwara instructed reporters right here. He additional talked about that the federal government will reassess the prevailing safety measures. The Minister additionally famous that the rape of two ladies, together with an Israeli nationwide, is prone to have an effect on the tourism sector.
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“On the one hand we are trying to attract tourists from across the world while on the other incidents like this deter the tourists from visiting our country.” In accordance with Parameshwara, on the evening of March 6, two overseas nationals, together with an Israeli citizen, together with two others, went out for stargazing on the banks of the Tungabhadra canal.
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Three youths approached the group and requested for instructions to a petroleum pump. When the vacationers expressed their unawareness, the youths robbed them. One of many vacationers had a verbal altercation with the strangers, and in a match of anger, the lads pushed the vacationers into the canal. Whereas three of the vacationers managed to flee, the fourth went lacking, and her physique was later discovered. The strangers allegedly raped two ladies.
The physique of the US nationwide has been recovered, Parameshwara stated including two individuals have been arrested to date on this connection.
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