We are always on job to ensure the safety and guidance of tourists: SP Tourism
Srinagar: Apropos to a news item published in a section of print media regarding Tourist police, SP tourism in his statement rebutted the contents of the news item. SP Tourist police said that Tourist police is always on job to ensure safety, assistance and guidance to the tourists and to redress their grievances round the clock.
SP Tourist police said that the news item titled “As holiday makers throng Kashmir, tourist police in hibernation” is fabricated and far from truth. The contents of the news item gives the impression that the correspondent had received the information from the Superintended of police tourism enforcement which is totally false and irrelevant to the facts. SP tourism said that the correspondent had never conducted any press conference or contacted me regarding the publishing of the information in the news paper.
SP added that Tourist police is always on job to ensure the safety, assistance and guidance to the tourists and to redress their grievances round the clock. The tourist police has busted a racket of fake tour travel agencies and booked the culprits, besides we have refunded an amount of Rs 4,89,440/= to the bonafide tourists and an amount of RS 5,00,950/= has been realized as fine from various tourist trade violators during the current year.