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Hire qualified / experienced
chowkidars only |
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2. |
Check the antecedents / credentials
of chowkidars and domestic servants
before hiring them. Insist on
references from their previous
employers. Furnish their full
particulars to your police station
in the format suggested by them |
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3. |
Always employ different chowkidars
for day and night duties |
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4. |
Secretaries of Societies are advised
to brief all the security men /
chowkidars / lift men about various
aspects of security. Some of these
are:
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To make an enquiry
if a taxi or
auto-rickshaw is
seen parked inside
the compound or
outside the building
for a long time. |
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To inform the police
in case they find
any vehicle parked
inside the building
(if ownership is not
known) for a long
time. |
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5. |
Secretaries of societies are advised
to brief all residents on the
following: |
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Whenever they employ a new
servant, the local police
station should be informed.
His or her photographs,
fingerprints and other
details should be obtained
and submitted to local
police station. |
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They should be advised to
install a door with iron
bars inside the flat,
superior quality night
latches and special eye lens
on the main door. Ideally,
interaction with strangers
and vendors should be
through the grilled door.
High wattage light source
with pilfer proof cover
outside the main door should
be installed. |
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They should not keep huge
amounts of cash, valuable
ornaments etc., in the
house. |
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They should avoid discussing
money transactions and other
important family matters in
the presence of servants/
outsiders. |
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They should not humiliate
servants on petty matters.
Nor should they penalize
them for small damages.
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6. |
It is important to inform the police
about any suspicious happening or
unclaimed object found in suspicious
circumstances. Extend full
cooperation to the police. |
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A special register should be
maintained in every society and kept
in the custody of the chowkidar or
in the society's office. Whenever
Police officers visit the area, they
should get an entry in such
registers. |
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