Tourists cautioned about ‘challenging’ waters in Meghalaya
Shillong, Apr 11: The state government has ruled out any foul play in the death of a Hungarian national in a village in East Khasi Hills district.
“There was no such foul play at all… it’s very unfortunate he had an accident in that river,” deputy chief minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong told reporters on Friday.
Decomposed body of the missing tourist, Zolt Puskas, was found at Ryngku Ksang along the old trail leading to Tyrna village in Shella region on Tuesday.
Clarifying on the safety mechanism for tourists visiting Meghalaya, the deputy CM said tourists have always been warned about the challenging nature of rivers in Meghalaya, unlike those in the plain areas.
“You can’t equally treat the water of plain belt and hilly area, it is totally different. Therefore, we request them that you have to be very careful while swimming and even while touring to the riverbeds,” Tynsong said.
The Hungarian tourist had been reported missing since March 29 and a formal complaint was lodged with the police on April 2.
‘People not forced for Aadhaar’
Meanwhile, the deputy chief minister has denied the government forcing people for Aadhaar enrolment while making it clear that it’s mandatory for availing benefits of government welfare schemes.
“If they don’t want to avail the facilities provided by the government, be it central or state, it is up to them. We cannot force them to register for Aadhaar card if they feel that it is totally unnecessary for them,” he said.
However, he refused to comment on the anti-Aadhaar protest staged in the city recently.
Terming it a very old issue, Tynsong said the situation has changed and now people are willingly enrolling for Aadhaar.
He mentioned that Aadhaar is required to avail several facilities, including admission in educational institutions, ration card, health insurance, etc.
