The Mumbai Police in its latest advisory notified the landlords in the city to now provide all details of their new and existing tenants on its official portal - www.mumbaipolice.gov.in portal. However, failure to adhere to this order will result in a property owner punishable under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860.
This order came into effect from November 6, 2022. The move by the city police is aimed at taming terrorist activist in India’s financial capital.
The statement mentioned: “Each landlord/owner/person dealing in property business of any house/property which falls under the jurisdiction of Mumbai Police Commissionerate who has let/sub-let/rented out any accommodation to any person, shall immediately furnish the particulars of the said tenant/tenants online on the citizen portal.”
If the tenant is a foreigner, the owner of the premises or the landlord and the foreign national must give full details of their name, nationality, passport information i.e. passport number, location and date of issue, validity to the police. Along with this, the visa number, category, place and date of issue, validity, place of registration and the reason for staying in the city will also have to be given to the police, it further added.
How to provide tenant details?
In the tenant form page on the Mumbai Police portal, fill the property owner’s details, including police station, property owner’s photo, full name, mobile number, email id, address, city, state and pin code. Then click on Next to proceed to fill other details like rented property details, tenant details, tenant’s workplace details, etc.
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