Srinagar, June 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday issued an advisory restricting tourist movement towards Mulbangil-Batoo route which connects some remote areas of north Kashmir's Baramulla around Gulmarg and lacks emergency response facilities.

Police officials said that they have witnessed a recent increase in the movement of tourists towards the interior areas of Mulbangil and Batoo along the Hajibal-Babareshi axis, facilitated in certain cases by tourism service providers, guides and transport operators.

"Members of the public are advised that the Qazipora-Ziran-Batoo-Mulbangil-Hajibal route does not form part of the notified and established tourist circuit and traverses remote areas lacking adequate visitor support and emerg...