STREET VOICES: Will tenant verification help reduce crime in Goa?

Tenant verification being done in Pernem, GoaHerald pic

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11 Oct 2024, 1:50 pm

PANJIM: In the wake of rising crimes in Goa, the government has launched an aggressive tenant verification drive. The drive has been extended by 5 days. This is based on the premise that many of the crimes are committed by migrants. In this edition of Street Voices, we asked people whether tenant verification will help reduce crimes in Goa. Here are the responses……

The step the government has taken is good, since the record of those who stay on rent will be kept at the police station. The tenants will be scared that their information is now with the police. Those involved in committing crimes will have fear, whether to commit crime or stay away from it. They will now think twice.

Amar Naik Advocate

Crimes happen because there is no tenant verification. Owners have the responsibility to do tenant verification. Police do not do proper patrolling and just take rounds aimlessly. If anyone is moving in a suspicious manner, police should have the courage to question him. You have the power, use it for a good purpose, don’t misuse your powers. I have seen in San Jose de Areal how police misuse, their powers.

Freddy Travasso, Social Activist

Theft cases and crime has increased. We have to keep a strict vigil on who comes into Goa and who goes out. Their record has to be maintained. There should be a record of how many people come into the State, how many people are staying and the floating population. So once that it is done, that will be good. I congratulate the government for taking the decision to impose Rs 10000 fine on the owners who don’t do tenant verification

Auda Viegas, Chairperson, Bailancho Ekvott

Tenant verification will be good for investigation purposes. But Goa being a tourist state, all that is bad is freely available. Alcohol, drugs, prostitution like Thailand, massage, casinos…everything is available. But in this, those criminal minded people who enter Goa, their motive is just one –to commit crime – may it be criminal threats, murders, extortion, dacoity, chain snatching, drugs…are these people going to give you their personal details? No. They are fly by night operators, how will their curtail them?