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Cops to prepare list of tenants in S Goa NT News Service Margao, Oct 9: The South Goa district police have decided to step up its drive of collecting information about strangers, tenants and servants. So far they have collected information about 100 strangers, besides some tenants. The South Goa SP, Mr Shekhar Prabhudessai convened a meeting of all police officers from South Goa to initiate measures in this regard. The meeting was also attended by the sub-divisional police officers from Margao, Vasco and Quepem. All the police officers have been asked to prepare a list of strangers, tenants and servants within their jurisdictions and submit the same to Margao headquarters. Mr Prabhudessai has also directed police officers to meet senior citizens to know their problems. Increasing number of migrants in sub-urban areas of Salcete has contributed to the rising crime graph. Migrants from Karnataka and Andhra are working as labourers at various construction sites and development projects in South Goa. It was felt that the attention of police is needed in those areas wherein these laborers reside. It is also found that these migrants have encroached upon Comunidade and government land for their habitation. The police contended that slum areas and rooms taken on rent by tenants have become breeding ground for criminals who after committing offence take shelter there. It was disclosed that a hard-core criminal was arrested in a rented room at Housing Board recently. He was wanted by the police in a theft case. A police officer said the drive would act as deterrent and keep them on toes.
