Recently, a laptop and a cell phone were stolen from Prasoon Mishra’s (a UG 2 student) room. This is not the first such case IIIT has seen. In fact, there have been a spate of monetary and cell-phone thefts in the hostels of late. Unfortunately, people don’t seem to learn from mistakes. Both the campus life and the wardens had been silent on this thus far. It is only after the unfortunate laptop case that a few steps like not allowing the newspaper guy in OBH have been taken.

Do IIIT hostels have enough security? Can something be done about it? Can thefts in hostel be prevented? Issues which need some urgent working upon.