Bhopal

1,000 house owners submit info on tenants

Staff Reporter

Fearing action around 1,000 house owners in the city submitted information regarding their tenants in the last 24 hours, the haste to submit tenant was witnessed after action was taken against house owners in the city in violation of model code of conduct and risking VVIP security.

It was found that house owners of Saket Nagar, Govindpura, Piplani, Misrod, Shyamla Hills, Hanumanganj,Cholla Mandir , Bagh Sewania and Asharam Nagar have not submitted tenant information.

A case under Section 188 of the IPC was registered against the house owners.

Earlier a seven-day special promotional campaign for providing information of tenants, outsiders and students of private hostels in their respective police stations across the district was started on October 31.

Information regarding tenants, outsiders and students private hostels of the districts are required to provide their information to the local police station which is mandatory under the section 144 of the CrPC imposed after the model of code of conduct was promulgated in view of the State assembly elections.

Under the campaign beat in-charge along with other police personnel and officers were instructed to verify and validate information of the tenants, tenants, outsiders and students of private hostels and it should be ensured that the house owners, hotel owners and owners of private hostel are providing correct information which should be updated with the police stations.

The campaign was aimed to collect the number of these people residing in the district. All the 4 zones were provided with a ‘mobile police station’ each. The function of the mobile police station was to verify the list of pending warrant and absconding accused under respective police stations under the zone.

Campaign will be organized from October 31 to November 14. After the first 7 days of the campaign if any information regarding such person is not provided with the police stations legal action would be taken against such persons.

These kinds of campaigns are organized to check the untoward incidents by influx of anti-social elements.

ASP Shailendra Singh Chauhan said that details of servants would be obtained in next phase but at the moment details of tenants is being checked and recorded and action would be taken against the culprits.

Police have appealed to the citizens to provide information to avoid any inconvenience and help the police to serve the citizens.