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With peak tourist season around the corner, the Calangute police have directed all businesses along the Calangute-Candolim coastal belt to deploy security personnel only from registered security agencies.

The move comes in the wake of recent incidents involving tourists and aims to reinforce safety in the State’s most visited beach corridor.

DySP Vishwesh Karpe, along with Calangute PI Paresh Naik, held a meeting with representatives of security agencies, hoteliers, shack owners and other tourism stakeholders to outline safety protocols, verification procedures and behavioural guidelines for the busy months ahead. Around 200 hotel and accommodation operators attended the session, followed by a separate interaction with shack operators.

Karpe said the police have stressed the imp

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