On February 13, 2023, in the Park Street area of Kolkata, a woman was attacked with a sharp weapon by a man claiming to be her former acquaintance. The accused, having a past criminal record of assault and intimidation, had moved into the residential complex as a paying guest under false identity credentials. Neither the landlord nor the property management conducted any background verification before renting the room.
Had Safebox’s Occupant Criminal Court Verification Report and Digitally Executed Leave and License Agreement (DDE) system been utilized, the following would have occurred:
Safebox’s approach would have legally shielded the landlord from liability and prevented the accused from infiltrating a secure residential environment. This exemplifies how digital gatekeeping backed by legal-tech can proactively deter potential crimes.