Ranchi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Jharkhand government on Tuesday presented before the high court a draft standard operating procedure (SOP) for the safety of foreign tourists visiting the state.

The SOP came close on the heels of the alleged gangrape of a foreign tourist in Dumka.

Also Read | Digital NaMo Rally: PM Narendra Modi To Address Through NaMo App to Uttar Pradesh BJP Booth Members, 'Panna Pramukhs' on April 3 Ahead of Lok Sabha Election 2024.

The bench of Acting Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Navneet Kumar was hearing a petition in this regard, as the state government mentioned that the SOP also contains two helpline numbers.

An app has also been created to obtain immediate service with an SOS option.

Also Read | Greater Noida: Domestic Help Dies After Falling From 19th Floor at VVIP Homes Society, Protest Erupts (Watch Video).

Any foreign tourist entering the state will have access to police and assistance through the two helpline numbers and the app, the court was told. This service will also be available to other tourists visiting Jharkhand, the state's counsel said.

Foreign tourists will have to provide identification at the first police outpost that they come across while entering the state.

The details will be entered into a centralised database monitored by the government, and tourists will be guided to places where they wish to go, the counsel stated.

The next date for hearing has been fixed on April 4.

A tourist from Spain was allegedly gangraped in Jharkhand's Dumka district last month.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)