The British Deputy High Commissioner for Western India, Peter Beckingham, said here today that no travel advisory had been issued to tourists from his country in the wake of gangrape of a Swiss national in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh.
Beckingham, who was here to explore opportunities for business collaboration between his country and Madhya Pradesh, said that foreign tourists should themselves take precaution to ensure their safety.
"I know that no advisory had been issued to tourists from my country although I feel that they themselves should take precautions to ensure their safety," the Deputy High Commissioner told a press conference.
Earlier, there were apprehensions expressed here that foreign countries could advise their nationals against visiting the state in the wake of incident of gangrape on March 15.
Beckingham said that he had come to Bhopal for the first time to explore business opportunities and British companies could do business in Madhya Pradesh in areas like infrastructure, education and health care.
He said that his visit to Bhopal was in continuation of an initiative started by the UK Trade and Investment to reach out to Indian companies outside major metros.
