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PATNA: Only 10% girls’ hostels in the city follow security norms, the scrutiny of details submitted by 450 girls hostel to the office of Patna divisional commissioner revealed. Very few have CCTV cameras while none has security guards.“They have been given one month’s time to meet all security requirements or stop the hostel business,” Commissioner Anand Kishor told this newspaper on Friday. A number of girls have complained about congested rooms, untidy kitchens, poor sanitation, lack of CCTV camera, absence of warden and poor security in majority of the hostels.“Providing security to girls living in hostels is need of the hour. There are many hostels in this locality and girls face the same situation. “The district administration also received a few complaints about the functioning of girls’ hostels in the city,” he said.Recently, five girls living in a private hostel at Makhania Kuan had accused the hostel owner of peeping into their washroom and trying to outrage their modesty..