Furnish particulars of tenants to police station, landlords told

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 18

To prevent anti-social elements from making their hideouts clandestinely in the residential or commercial areas of the city, the UT Administration has directed landlords, owners, managers of residential or commercial establishments to furnish the particulars of their tenant or servant to the local police station.

Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), District Magistrate Mandip Singh Brar ordered that no landlord, owner, manager of residential or commercial establishments will rent out or sub-let any accommodation to any person, unless and until he/she has furnished the particulars of the said servant(s) to the local police station. All persons, who intend to offer accommodation or rent or employ any servant, should inform about the particulars of tenants, paying guests and servants in writing to the Station House Officer (SHO) concerned in whose jurisdiction the premises fall.

This order will come into force with effect from zero hours on May 20 and will be effective for a period of 60 days up to July 18. It is applicable to those also who already have domestic servants/maids and have not informed the police yet when the order is in force.