Thefts at Beating Retreat ceremony rattle tourists

Amritsar | Tuesday | 22nd May, 2018

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“Since no positive response comes from the authorities, we have started alerting tourists to remain vigilant and avoid taking valuables to the Beating the Retreat ceremony,” he said. Most of the tourists pickpocketed don’t bother to lodge FIRsNeeraj BaggaTribune News ServiceAmritsar, May 21Dr Jaipal Reddy, a resident of Hyderabad, had to face an utter disappointment in the city after Rs 20,000 were pickpocketed during Beating the Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post on May 18. Mall Road Welfare Association president Kamal Dalmia, in a communiqué to the BSF, requested for proper security of visitors at the border. APS Chatha, president, Amritsar Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHARA), said the matter often cropped up at the meetings of the association. He did not register a police case but expressed his loss to the hotel owner where stayed with his family..