Guwahati, June 30 -- The Meghalaya government has made it mandatory for tourists and trekkers to hire authorized and recognized guides while trekking in the East Khasi Hills district for the safety of tourists.

The Deputy Commissioner and Chairperson of the District Tourism Promotion Society announced the decision, which comes in the wake of a high-profile incident of murder in Meghalaya.

The new regulation follows the widely reported "honeymoon murder case," where authorities allege a businessman's wife from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, killed him during their honeymoon in Meghalaya.

Initially, people presumed the couple missing. As the case unfolded, especially before the wife surrendered to the police, social media reactions unfortunatel...