NEW DELHI, June 9: With the dust settling over the infamous case involving the honeymoon couple from Indore, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday sought to fight off the “negative perception” that the state got, in wake of the incident.
Sangma told IANS that he felt disheartened and pained to see the state get bad press over alleged murder of the husband while on a honeymoon trip to his state. He added that Meghalaya is a peace-loving region and people here treat tourists as their brothers and guests and therefore no one should have any doubts or apprehensions about their security here.
Sangma said that there were bits and pieces of evidence which broadly hinted at wrongdoing by the non-locals and asserted that the Meghalaya Police will soon take the “honeymoon murder” to its logical conclusion.
Further, dismissing concerns of the Northeastern state being “unsafe” for travellers, he said that Meghalaya is a tourism state and the residents here treat the pilgrims and tourists with much respect.
“One need not get anxious and disheartened with this one-off incident. I assure everyone that Meghalaya is peaceful region and our government will take more steps to improve the experience of tourists,” he added. (IANS)
