Dacoity in C-Block an Insider’s Job
Lax Attitude of Residents in Servant Verification can be Disastrous
On 22 Jan WhatsApp Groups in and around GK were abuzz with the following message…… “(Happened yday nite in C block GK1 at my frds house) Ladies we had a break in yesterday night at 8:30pm where 3 people entered my brother in law’s room with a knife, gun and a cutta. Told him to put the pass word on the locker else will kill the grandson sleeping in the next room. My BIL gave them all they wanted to take and in the process his hand got cut. The thieves also took the screen showing the recordings thinking that that was all.
Luckily all got saved in the cloud and around 12 pm when the recordings were downloaded it was the maid who had opened the door and planned the whole thing. She had also over heard the conversation that all had to go for a wedding function. Sharing this as Police Verification Is A Must For All Helpers No Matter From Where You Get Them Or How Old They R.”
In these insecure times when Crimes of Desperation are on the rise and Police is abysmally short staffed, we on our part must do our bit in protecting ourselves. Even in watertight security environment inside job cannot be prevented, therefore the need to ensure Verification of House Helps and Tenants.
RWA’s and Police regularly hold Verification, but the turnout is very poor, while there is a provision of punishment in IPC for failing to Verify Tenants, there is no such compulsion for House Help Verification. While it is understandable that it is tough to find House Helps, but then Life Is Precious Too. Your Laxity leads to insecurity in the neighbourhood and gives Police a bad name.
In the present case all kinds of messages were floating on WhatsApp, some people commenting what is the police doing, what were the RWA Guards doing, how are strangers allowed into the colony etc. Fact remains, GK-I is an open access colony, all the Security Gates and Guards at best deterrents. YES, more needs to be done and it is about time residents strengthen their respective RWA’s hands by paying their Membership Subscription… More Importantly Get Your House Help Verified.
by Rajiv Kakria (9810275168)
