samstars:

…the night guard comes around on his cycle with a loud whistle to scare away burglars. He goes through about a dozen or half a dozen streets. I’ve questioned my cousin about it but she can’t figure out the logistics either. Like, where does he come from and who pays him? The concept seems naive to me. Wouldn’t you just wait for him to pass and then carry on with your burglarizing? I want to know more.

Pakistani: It is an age old tradition of sub-continent. The night guard known as “Chowkidar” will make rounds on his bicycle or on foot (hitting a staff on ground to make noise along with whistling), hoping to instil a sense of someone present in any opportunist burglar. It used to work in the old simpler days, but now it is more like just a formality or a practice to comfort ones own self. They are paid by the housing societies or the plain good residents who find it still helpful, or people like myself who find it as an interesting tradition.

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