Hyderabad Police urge mandatory verification of domestic help after 565 theft cases in two years
Hyderabad Police are urging residents to conduct mandatory background checks on domestic workers following 565 theft cases over the past two years. Officials emphasize that many crimes occur due to employer negligence and lack of proper verification.
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This highlights the importance of personal security and due diligence in urban environments to prevent property crime.
The Hyderabad City Police have urged residents to mandatorily verify the credentials of domestic workers before hiring them, revealing that 565 cases of theft involving domestic help were registered across the commissionerate in the last two years.
According to the police, the cases included 65 grave offences and 500 non-grave offences. Officials said the majority of the incidents stemmed from employers hiring domestic workers without carrying out proper background checks or police verification.
A zone-wise analysis showed that Jubilee Hills recorded the highest number of such cases at 173, followed by Secunderabad (88), Khairatabad (77), Golconda (70), Rajendranagar (63), Shamshabad (49) and Charminar (45).
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