Check with the police

Check with the police

Hiring household help without police verification is like committing hara-kiri. Yes, it’s a bother, but also a must-do. Contact your beat constable or the nearest police station for the verification form. If you live in Delhi, Mumbai or Kolkata, you can download forms from your city police website. Some of the key information required is as follows:
Photographs of the candidate
Complete local and permanent address
Some identification (ration card/
Driving license/voter’s ID card)
Name and address of the village sarpanch
• Addresses of relatives, friends or other acquaintances in the city
• Personal identification marks
• Signature
• Handwriting specimen
• Fingerprints for both hands
Once you have submitted the form, the police will check all their addresses, contact previous employers and match fingerprints with their own database to ensure that the person has no criminal records. This process can take up to a month and sometimes even more, but just hang in there - you’ll sleep easy once you have done all this! City police websites www.delhipolice.nic.in; www.kolkatapohce.org; www.mumbaipolice.com