representative imagePanaji, Goa Police launched a tenant verification to penetrate North Goa On Saturday, the credentials of at least 40,000 tenants and domestic helpers living in the district so far were being verified.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Answer GoaAkshat Kaushal said the campaign was launched in all police stations of North Goa and special camps were set up in major market areas.
“The aim of these verification camps is to ensure that there is 100% police verification of tenants, laborers and domestic servants,” he said.
Kaushal said close coordination has been maintained with market welfare associations to enhance public and police cooperation in all high traffic areas of North Goa. “Each week new areas will be defined for greater public-police cooperation. In 2024, till September 28, 27.7k tenants and 11,068 domestic helps have been verified,” Kaushal said.
The verification process included checking whether the landlord had proper police verification, ensuring that the premises they rented out were not used for illegal activities, and checking the tenants for anti-social elements. Involved a random background review.
Goa Police has launched ‘operation rakhan‘To keep an eye on suspicious persons and vehicles during late hours.
Police will also do night patrolling from 11 pm to 5 am. With this initiative, the police aims to make the state crime free and promote public safety and trust.
Recent incidents of night-time burglary and other illegal activities have prompted the police to take this step.
Night patrolling by Mapusa police helped in solving the jewelery shop theft case and arresting the accused.
