Nowadays news appearing in the local dailies that here and there spate of robberies, thefts, burglaries, murders, lifting of two and four wheelers, opening lock of shops, bungalows / flats decamping away lakhs of rupees and jewellery even not spreading the flower from the God’s head. During the colonial era such incidents were not heard not because of the strict laws of the Portuguese Government but there was strict surveillance on clandestine business. In those days if one’s cycle, two and four wheelers and residential lock key was lost one would have to break the lock and replace to new one, there were no duplicate key making shops nor any private makers were available. If any body was found doing clandestine business and if got caught would have gone behind bars. Due to the fear of the Portuguese laws in force there was zero tolerance in criminal activities. But in today Raj the money changes hand and one gets what he desires. In cities there are duplicate key making shops and even on the pavements, this have become boon to the professional chors.
They have their familiar duplicate keys making shops – which they give description of the lock company name and numbers of levers – some professionals in their expertise experience knows how to get make duplicate keys of their choice. In two and four wheelers thefts they give the name of the bike and car. The duplicate key making business has become a lucrative in the state. Sometimes one have to pay what charges the maker demands and such modus operandi goes operating robberies, thefts, etc. The police should keep strict surveillance on the duplicate key making shops or the need of the hour the Government should Ban the duplicate key making shops in the state to bring down zero tolerance in robberies activities and not shed tears where some major incident happens
