Lok Sabha Question No. 4890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Tourist Police and Helpline Facilities at Tourist Places
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4890 ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## TOURIST POLICE AND HELPLINE FACILITIES AT TOURIST PLACES

†4890 . SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been an increase in crimes (such as theft, assault, sexual harassment) against foreign and domestic tourists, if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of names of the major tourist destinations currently have dedicated tourist police or helpline systems in places, State/UT-wise along with the complaints received on these helplines so far;
- (c) whether the Government has failed to curb shameful incidents such as harassment and stalking of foreign tourists despite the existence of dedicated tourist police; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor along with the plan of the Government to ensure the complete safety of foreign tourists, especially female to avoid to tarnish country's image?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF TOURISM            (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (d):  As informed by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), specific information is not maintained by the Bureau. However, Crime Heads-wise cases  registered  under  Crime  against  Foreigners  during  2021-2023  is enclosed at Annexure.

Safety  and  Security  of  tourists  is  essentially  a  State  subject. However,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  been  continuously  taking  up  the matter with all the State Governments and Union Territory (UT) Administrations for setting up of dedicated Tourism Police to strengthen on- ground  safety  mechanism  for  tourists.  With  the  efforts  of  Ministry  of Tourism,  the  State  Governments  /UT's  viz  Telangana,  Andhra  Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Sikkim  and  Uttar

Pradesh have deployed tourist police. As a part of the Ministry's continuous endeavors to make travel for tourists safe and secure, the Ministry of Tourism has set up a 24x7 Multi Lingual Tourist Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code  1363  in  12  languages  including  10  international  languages  for domestic  and  foreign  tourists  to  provide  support  service  in  terms  of information relating to travel in India and to offer appropriate guidance to tourists in distress, while travelling within India. Ministry of Tourism  has received total 164183 calls on the Tourist Helpline in the year 2025. Ministry  of  Tourism  has  been  periodically  requesting  all  State Governments and Union Territory Administrations for availing the benefits of the 'Safe Tourism Destination for Women' under Nirbhaya fund which can be  utilized  for  projects  specifically  designed  to  improve  the  safety  and security of women tourists. The  Ministry  of  Tourism  along  with  all  stakeholders,  including  the Tourism  Departments  of  all  States  and  UTs,  have  adopted  the  'Code  of Conduct for Safe  &  Honourable Tourism'  which is  a  set  of  guidelines  to encourage tourism activities to be undertaken with respect to basic rights like dignity, safety and freedom from exploitation of both tourists and local residents, in particular, women and children.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.†4890  ANSWERED  ON  23.03.2026  REGARDING  TOURIST POLICE AND HELPLINE FACILITIES AT TOURIST PLACES RAISED BY SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE

## Crime Heads-wise Cases Registered under Crime against Foreigners during 2021-2023

|   SL | Crime Heads                                        | Crime Heads                                        | Crime Heads                                        |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.1  | Murder                                             | Murder                                             | Murder                                             |      5 |      5 |      4 |
| 1.2  | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder          | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder          | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 1.3  | Attempt to Homicide                                | Commit                                             | Murder/Culpable                                    |      2 |      2 |      2 |
| 1.4  | Simple Hurt                                        |                                                    |                                                    |      5 |      3 |      4 |
| 1.5  | Grievous Hurt                                      |                                                    |                                                    |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 1.6  | Assault on Womenwith Intent to Outrage her Modesty | Assault on Womenwith Intent to Outrage her Modesty | Assault on Womenwith Intent to Outrage her Modesty |      7 |      8 |     21 |
| 1.7  | Kidnapping and Abduction                           | Kidnapping and Abduction                           | Kidnapping and Abduction                           |      0 |      0 |      1 |
| 1.8  | Human Trafficking                                  | Human Trafficking                                  | Human Trafficking                                  |      2 |      3 |      7 |
| 1.9  | Rape                                               | Rape                                               | Rape                                               |      5 |     13 |     13 |
| 1.1  | Theft                                              | Theft                                              | Theft                                              |     19 |     21 |     28 |
| 1.11 | Extortion                                          | Extortion                                          | Extortion                                          |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 1.12 | Robbery                                            | Robbery                                            | Robbery                                            |      5 |      4 |      6 |
| 1.13 | Dacoity                                            | Dacoity                                            | Dacoity                                            |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| 1.14 | Cheating                                           | Cheating                                           | Cheating                                           |      3 |     12 |      9 |
| 1.15 | Forgery                                            | Forgery                                            | Forgery                                            |      0 |      0 |      8 |
| 1.16 | Insult to the Modesty of Women                     | Insult to the Modesty of Women                     | Insult to the Modesty of Women                     |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 1.17 | Other IPC Crimes                                   | Other IPC Crimes                                   | Other IPC Crimes                                   |      9 |     14 |     12 |
| 1.18 | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act                   | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act                   | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act                   |      3 |      6 |      6 |
| 1.19 | Other SLL Crimes                                   | Other SLL Crimes                                   | Other SLL Crimes                                   |      5 |      0 |      3 |
| 1    | Total Crimes against Foreign Tourists              | Total Crimes against Foreign Tourists              | Total Crimes against Foreign Tourists              |     71 |     93 |    125 |
| 2.1  | Murder                                             | Murder                                             | Murder                                             |      4 |      9 |      9 |
| 2.2  | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder          | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder          | Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 2.3  | Attempt to Homicide                                | Commit                                             | Murder/Culpable                                    |      1 |      1 |      2 |
| 2.4  | Simple Hurt                                        |                                                    |                                                    |      3 |      4 |      8 |
| 2.5  | Grievous Hurt                                      | Grievous Hurt                                      | Grievous Hurt                                      |      1 |      0 |      1 |

| 2.6   | Assault on Womenwith Intent to Outrage her Modesty   |   8 |   5 |   1 |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| 2.7   | Kidnapping and Abduction                             |   3 |   7 |  12 |
| 2.8   | Human Trafficking                                    |   6 |   6 |   0 |
| 2.9   | Rape                                                 |   9 |  15 |  14 |
| 2.10  | Theft                                                |   4 |  13 |  18 |
| 2.11  | Extortion                                            |   0 |   0 |   2 |
| 2.12  | Robbery                                              |   2 |   2 |   2 |
| 2.13  | Dacoity                                              |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| 2.14  | Cheating                                             |  11 |   9 |  12 |
| 2.15  | Forgery                                              |   0 |   2 |   0 |
| 2.16  | Insult to the Modesty of Women                       |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| 2.17  | Other IPC Crimes                                     |   5 |   6 |  11 |
| 2.18  | Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act                     |  10 |   4 |   7 |
| 2.19  | Other SLL Crimes                                     |  11 |  16 |  13 |
| 2     | Total Crimes against Other Foreigners                |  79 |  99 | 113 |
|       | Total Crimes against Foreigners (1+2)                | 150 | 192 | 238 |

## Source: Crime in India

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