India, Nov. 13 -- The Gurugram Police has directed housing societies, landlords, and paying guest (PG) accommodations to submit details of residents from Jammu and Kashmir and foreign nationals living in the district, days after a car blast near Delhi's Red Fort prompted heightened security in the National Capital Region (NCR). Police said the exercise, applicable to all tenants district-wide, is part of a security verification drive ahead of New Year and Republic Day celebrations.

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Vishnu Prasad confirmed that the drive is being conducted under directions from the district administration. "We have been instructed to do this," Prasad said. "We are inquiring about who has come from where and for how l...