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With no security, hostel girls live in fear
There are more than 500 hostels in the city and it is quite alarming that no private hostel, including girls’ hostels have a security guard or a watchman, leaving the inmates at huge risk. In the wake of growing crime against women, the inmates are prone to attacks by miscreants and psychopaths. The private hostels which are mostly run by unemployed couples have become a good source of income and are plagued
- Barging of psychopaths, miscreants instill fear among inmates
- Hostel owners cheating students; they are not maintaining boks
- Business anywhere between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh a month
Hyderabad: There are more than 500 hostels in the city and it is quite alarming that no private hostel, including girls’ hostels have a security guard or a watchman, leaving the inmates at huge risk. In the wake of growing crime against women, the inmates are prone to attacks by miscreants and psychopaths. The private hostels which are mostly run by unemployed couples have become a good source of income and are plagued with a plethora of problems, including security concerns.
Monday’s incident at BK Guda in SR Nagar area where a psychopath stalker assaulted an inmate leaving her drenched in blood, calls for an immediate action by the State Government and the police. In some parts of the city, girls’ hostels are located near to boys’ hostels. As there is no mechanism to monitor or inspect facilities these hostels, all of them have been de-recognised by government and are being run illegally.
Illegal private hostels proliferate all over Ameepet, SR Nagar, Vidya Nagar, Kamala Nagar, Begumpet, Yousufguda, Dilsukhnagar, Himayathnagar, Tarnaka, Mehdipatnam areas. “With five girls sharing a small room, there is hardly any place to study and to move about. I have no choice other than stay here as I cannot afford a double or a triple share rooms.
I pay Rs 4,000 per month and an additional amount of Rs 200 for Internet, A total of 50 boarders stay here,” P Swathi, an inmate of a private hostel in SR Nagar said. Another student of the same area complained about the food that is served was unpalatable, despite paying Rs 4,000 per month .Many hostels do not even maintain any books or registers for record. No receipts of payments or advance payments are maintained or given to the inmates. All transactions are illegally maintained.
On an average, hostel owners make business anywhere between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh per month, depending upon the rates and number of boarders. Shailaja, a native of Guntur, came to the city for a job and paid Rs 2,000 as an advance at a private ladies hostel (an independent house run by a couple on rent) in Mehdipatnam area, but due to some mishap, she preferred to go back to her native place and asked for the refund of the advance money.
“To my shock, I was asked to pay an extra of Rs 1,200 if I want my belongings back. Seeing no other option, I had to pay the balance amount and when I asked for a receipt, the lady simply denied,” the girl said, adding that the hostel does not have a board or any security.
All these inconvenience pale, however, in the face of lack of safety on the hostel premises. Miscreants have been regularly intruding into the girl's hostel, creating panic among boarders. SR Nagar police station is just a stone’s throw away. “All the hostels are run illegally with security at lax. We have questioned few hostel owners and asked them to take safety measures or otherwise put the shutters down to their business,” the cops said.
Similarly, new norms by EFLU last year made it mandatory for girl students to return to hostels by 11 p.m. unless they have prior permission. Some students were also outraged at the restrictions in entry of boys into girls’ hostels and feel their freedom is being curtailed. They have taken their voice to the administration, apart from the social media.
By:Victor Rao
