Tourist police receive 370 complaints

KATHMANDU, April 8: Nepal Police have received 370 complaints related to tourists so far from the beginning of the current fiscal year 2080/81.

Of them, 273 are related with the loss of goods, 49 related with theft, 11 related with cheating, five related with looting, 17 related with misbehavior, two related with attack, two related with accident, one related with threatening, four related with missing people, one related with misconduct and one related with kidnaping, according to the Nepal Police Headquarters.

According to Spokesperson for the Nepal Police Headquarters, Deputy Inspector General Bhim Prasad Dhakal a  total of 79 complaints were filed in the fiscal year 2077/78, 180 in fiscal year 2078/79 and 532 in fiscal year 2079/80  and most of the cases were found related with loss of documents and goods. 

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Tourist police are active to address the problems, and complaints of tourists, to make their stay in Nepal safe and to promote tourism development, said chief of Tourist Police office, Bhrikutimandap, Narendra Kunwar.

Tourist police used to provide necessary information and support to tourists, make regular patrolling at tourist areas as well as arrest those found involved in indecent and illegal activities at tourist areas and hand them over to the concerned offices for action, Kunwar added.

Tourist police immediately address the problems and complaints of tourists, Kunwar mentioned.  A tourist can dial hotline no 1144 if they  face any problem.

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