bENGALURU, April 24 -- The Kodagu district administration in Karnataka has cancelled the licence of a homestay in a village following a sexual assault case involving a United States national, officials said on Thursday. The action follows an incident reported on April 12 at "Devi Villa," a homestay in Kutta village at Ponnampet taluk, where the US woman alleged that a staff member sexually assaulted her. The property, owned by PA Ponnappa, had received permission from the tourism department on January 15, 2024. "The homestay's licence has been cancelled based on police recommendations and the seriousness of the offence. Strict action will be taken in such cases," an official said. Police have arrested the cook at the homestay and the owner, who allegedly failed to inform authorities, and produced them before a court, which remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days until May 3. htc...