Baramulla, May 23: The Baramulla District Magistrate, Dr. Syed Sehrish Asghar, has issued an order directing all property owners in the Baramulla district to keep a comprehensive registry of tenants and submit their detailed particulars to the concerned police station within two days of renting out their properties or within two days of the issuance of this order.
The directive, dated 20 May, is aimed to strengthen security measures and guarantee property owners’ responsibility in keeping their property secure and free of any security danger. The action is also said to have been prompted by the discovery of several tenants implicated in sex scandals in Kashmir, as well as to address other instances of social ills.
“All landlords and property owners in the Baramulla district who have rented out or intend to rent out their properties are directed to maintain a proper registry of tenants containing all the particulars thereof in accordance with section 133 and relevant provisions of the IPC about law and order,” the order states.
“The property owners, landlords shall also submit information to the concerned police station/police post, whichever the case may be, with regard to detailed particulars of the tenant viz name, address, purpose of stay, copy of identity proof, any other relevant document/information to be signed by both the landlord and the tenant within two days from renting out their properties, or within two days of issuance of this order, in case prop
To ensure broad knowledge and compliance, the directive has been widely publicised and distributed to all Tehsildars, Executive Officers, and Block Development Officers.
