Keep record of every visitor, hoteliers told in Amritsar

PK Jaiswar

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 10

In view of the state-level Independence Day celebrations in Amritsar, the police have been keeping a close eye on people putting up in hotels, inns and dharamshalas. The hotels and sarais have been asked to inform the police about suspicious elements putting up on their premises.

As the rural police recovered an improvised explosive device from a border village on Monday, the police have been on alert. To thwart any untoward incident, they have intensified the checking of vehicles at entry and exit points.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, (law and order) Parminder Singh Bhandal said: “It has come to light that several hotels, inns and dharamshalas are not keeping the record of people staying on their premises. Sometimes, unscrupulous elements stay in these hotels or inns and return after committing crimes.”

“The police have issued orders and asked all hotels and inns to mandatorily keep the record of people staying on their premises. If any hotel or inn is found violating the norms by not keeping the record, stern action will be taken against them,” he said.

Bhandal said these hotels and inns, especially those located near the Golden Temple and the inter-state bus terminus or railway station would be checked in routine in future. The orders passed by the DCP using his magisterial powers under Section 144 of the CrPC would remain in force till October 9, 2021.

I-Day: Tarn Taran DC meets officials

Tarn Taran: On Independence Day, Cabinet Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria would unfurl the national flag in the district-level function to be organised at the Police Lines ground on August 15. Deputy Commissioner Kulwant Singh said this here on Tuesday, while presiding over a meeting of officials of different departments regarding the arrangements for the function. He said Covid-19 restrictions would be strictly followed during the function. The full dress rehearsal would be conducted on August 13. He said freedom fighters and their successors and persons with distinction in different fields, too, would be honoured. The DC instructed the officials to beautify the town on the day. OC