Tourists visiting Goa without any photo identity proof, henceforth, will
not be able to check-in at any hotels or guest houses in the state.
Based on intelligence inputs regarding terrorist threats to the western
coast of India, Mihir Vardhan, District Magistrate, North Goa, Panjim,
recently directed all owners and management of hotels, lodging and
boarding, private guest houses and paying guest accommodations, not to
allow any visitors to check in without producing a photo identity card.
“Visitors
should provide a photo identity proof such as smart card, election
card, employment card, ATM card or any other photo identity card issued
by a recognised authority,” said Vardhan. He said that the in-charge of
such accommodation 'shall provide all information' for inspection to the
police authority and this order will be effective November 7, 2011.
“Any person contravening this order shall be punished under Section 188
of the Indian Penal Code,” Vardhan added.
According to a report
in The Times of India, this order has been issued based on reports
received from the superintendent of police, North Goa. The reports state
that 'due to the prevailing situation in the country and intelligence
inputs regarding terrorist threats, anti-social elements with an
intention of committing crime in Goa, stay in hotels with fictitious
names by furnishing bogus residential and official addresses, telephone
numbers and after commission of crime, it becomes very difficult to
locate the culprit on the basis of available information recorded.’
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