Update visitor details daily, cops tell New Town guest houses
Cops said failure to comply with the order could lead to legal action. The directive follows a similar order to landlords and housing societies to share details of tenants and ensure they possess valid police clearance certificates.
The directive comes in the wake of intelligence indicating a influx of illegal Bangladeshi nationals into Kolkata and its peripheries. "We had a meeting with general managers' of five-star and four-star hotels in our jurisdiction, asking them to regularly upload the guest list on the internal app.
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We have also asked guest houses and paying guest accommodations to follow the same," said a senior officer. The officer said all hotels and guest houses have been asked to take a photograph of the guests and fill up a personal details form. —Tamaghna Banerjee
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