The Bureau of Immigration has issued a stern warning to hoteliers against failure to report the admission of foreigners in their facilities. The Central agency has intensified vigilance in the wake of three police cases being registered in this context against erring hotel owners in Thiruvananthapuram district in the past five months.
Immigration officials have flagged the disregard for rules that concern national security despite efforts being made to propagate awareness among the administrators of hotels, guest houses, homestays and such institutions that provide accommodation to foreigners.
The Kazhakuttam police registered a case against the owner of a hostel in Karyavattom after he was found to have accommodated 11 foreign students without furnishing their details to the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) and the local police station two weeks ago.
