Verify antecedents of servants: Chandigarh administration

Chandigarh Administration today asked residents and landlords to not employ any domestic help till their antecedents are verified by the police.
An order in this regard were issued by UT Chandigarh District Magistrate Ajit Balaji Joshi in a release here.
The district magistrate noted that domestic helps often have a large part to play in crime and that they are sometimes themselves the perpetrators or active conspirators.
It has been noticed that many residents do not cooperate with the police and are reluctant to give details necessary for verification, he said.
Joshi, in his order, also asked the residents, including landlords, tenants and those running commercial establishments, to not employ any domestic servant, helper, part-time maid servant, unless their particulars are furnished to the Station House Officer concerned in writing.

Any breach of this order would invite action under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, he said.

The order will be effective for sixty days.
Meanwhile, the district magistrate also asked commercial establishments, including restaurants, dhabas, discos and clubs to not operate from 1 AM to 4.30 AM.
Commercial establishments operating late in the night cause annoyance and disturb public peace, Joshi said.
However, this order shall not apply to coffee shops in hotels, hospitals, chemist shops and petrol pumps.
The administration has also asked owners of immigration and student visa companies to provide complete antecedents in writing to the Chandigarh Police within 7 days of starting their consultancy business in the city.

The administration has also asked landlords/owners or managers of 'paying guest accommodations' to inform in writing the particulars of the guests to the Station House Officer concerned within one month from the issue of these orders, failing which they shall be liable to be prosecuted under section 188 IPC.