Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Gurgaon Police Mandate Tenant and Visitor Verification by RWAs and Hotels
Imagine the police want to make sure everyone living in or visiting Gurgaon is a good person and not someone who might cause trouble.
So, they told the groups that manage apartment buildings (RWAs), hotels, and security companies that they need to check everyone's ID, like their Aadhaar card.
They also want to make sure these people have been 'police verified'.
This is happening more now because a big national holiday is coming up, and there's a general alert.
The police say this is to keep everyone safe.
However, the building managers find it hard to check every single person, especially in big neighborhoods, and they're worried about how much work this will be.
They are also being asked to check people from specific regions more carefully, which makes them nervous.
Gurgaon police have issued notices to RWAs, hotels, and security firms to verify details of tenants and visitors.
Verification includes checking Aadhaar cards via the M-Aadhaar app and ensuring police verification for all.
The exercise is cited as a safety measure, linked to Republic Day preparations and a high alert following the Delhi Red Fort blast.
Notices are issued under Section 168 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), with penalties for non-compliance.
RWAs expressed concerns about the practical challenges of verifying every visitor and tenant in open societies.
- Who
- Gurgaon Police, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), private security companies, hotels, tenants, visitors, domestic staff, drivers, car cleaners, guards
- What
- Notices issued directing mandatory verification of details and Aadhaar cards for all tenants, visitors, and staff, with police verification required.
- When
- Wednesday, November 12 (Notices issued); Ongoing process, heightened due to upcoming Republic Day and high alert.
- Where
- Gurugram (specifically mentioned are Sector 53 Police Station, Suncity in Sector 54, Palam Vihar Police Station, Sector 23A)
- Why
- To ensure public safety, prevent unauthorized individuals from staying without verification, and in response to high alert following events like the Delhi Red Fort blast and Republic Day preparations.
Police Rationale
RWA Concerns
Scope of Verification
Police Rationale
The verification exercise is to ensure public safety, especially with upcoming Republic Day preparations and a high alert following the Delhi Red Fort blast. It aims to prevent unauthorized individuals from staying without necessary checks, without targeting any specific state or nationality.
RWA Concerns
While regular police verification for commercial properties and domestic staff has occurred, verifying every visitor and tenant, especially in open or large townships, presents a challenge for RWAs. Some RWAs note these notices are unprecedented in recent times.
Verification of Specific Groups
Police Rationale
While the general exercise is for public safety, police will also be verifying visitors and tenants from Jammu and Kashmir, as well as those from abroad, due to high alert and recent events, emphasizing caution rather than assumption of criminality.
RWA Concerns
RWAs have been conducting regular verifications for certain categories like domestic staff and commercial tenants, but the broad mandate for all visitors and tenants is a new and potentially challenging requirement.
- Issuing Authority
- Gurgaon Police
- Legal Basis
- Section 168 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)
- Notices Issued To
- Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), private security companies, hotels
- Required Verification For
- Tenants, visitors, domestic staff (helps), drivers, car cleaners, guards, employees in PGs and offices
- Verification Method
- Check Aadhaar card on M-Aadhaar app, ensure police verification
- Reason for Heightened Checks
- Republic Day preparations and high alert after Delhi Red Fort blast