Puri (SunstarTV Bureau): After a tourist couple was allegedly misbehaved and beaten up by staff of a private bus in Puri, police on Thursday has announced a helpline number on safety measures for the tourists those coming to the pilgrim town.
As part of the strategy, Puri police has re-launched a 24×7 helpline number- 6370967100 which one a single-window contact number can be used by any tourists coming to Puri to lodge their complaints.
The number will be displayed prominently inside all tourist buses.
Concerning the issue, under the chairmanship of Puri Superintendent of Police held a meeting of all private tourist bus associations today and several other issues related to the safety and security of the tourists were discussed during the occasion.
Notably, a tourist couple from West Bengal was allegedly heckled by staff of a private bus operator in Puri on February 1. While after the incident, the couple had alleged the bus driver after they demanded to disembark near Harihar Square, in a video.
