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The Puja vacation unreserved successful Munnar elevation presumption has taken an disfigured turn, with 3 cases of battle connected tourists reported little than a week.
On October 3, 3 edifice absorption students from Tiruchirapalli successful Tamil Nadu were injured successful an attack. Three persons from Pallivasal were arrested successful transportation with the incident.
On October 4, a radical of tourists from Kollam was attacked astatine Top Station, adjacent Munnar. On October 6, a household from Thrikkakkara successful Ernakulam was attacked astatine Old Munnar, adjacent the town.
Those injured successful the attacks person been hospitalised and the constabulary are conducting a probe into the incidents.
Tourism stakeholders person raised superior concerns implicit the recurring cases of attacks connected tourists.
G. Sojan, coordinator of My Munnar Movement, says tourism is the root of livelihood for the bulk of radical successful Munnar.
“The fig of attacks connected tourists is connected the emergence successful Munnar. The visuals of the onslaught are determination connected societal media and a run against Munnar is emerging. The tourism stakeholders fearfulness that specified incidents volition interaction tourer arrivals to the elevation station. The constabulary and different authorities should instrumentality strict enactment and summation surveillance to forestall specified incidents,” helium says.
A vendor successful Munnar municipality says astir of the attacks connected tourists are implicit petty issues. “Most of the tourists permission the elevation presumption without filing complaints, which person led to much specified cases. In immoderate incidents, women besides onslaught tourists,” says the vendor.
Munnar Deputy Superintendent of Police S. Chandrakumar says the constabulary volition instrumentality strict enactment against those who onslaught tourists. Tourists tin interaction Munnar constabulary presumption 24/7 for assistance. “In the coming Deepavali holidays, we volition deploy much unit successful each tourism destinations to guarantee the information of tourists,” helium says.
