The recent sexual assault allegations at a Kodagu homestay have prompted a review of Karnataka’s enforcement gaps, with the state tourism department calling a high-level meeting Monday with the police and other law enforcement authorities to tighten implementation mechanisms across Karnataka. This comes days after a US national reported being sexually assaulted at a homestay in Kodagu. It also comes a year after the alleged gang-rape of two women – among them a foreign tourist — in Hampi, which led to tighter homestay regulations, particularly in remote tourist areas. Authorities are now considering stricter employee verification, in light of the arrest of two people, including a staff member at the Kodagu homestay, over the allegations. A senior official with the tourism department told The Indian Express that while Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) already exist, enforcement remains fragmented, with no centralised system to track compliance across the state’s growing number of homestays.…