Tall, burly bouncers are no longer restricted to pubs and bars, it seems. In the name of taming uncooperative members, the board of a large housing complex in Navi Mumbai recently went overboard, by hiring 10 bouncers during its recent Annual General Body Meeting (AGM). And this has not gone down well with the residents.

Kaustubh Bhutala, chairman of NRI Residents' Welfare Association, told mid-day, "Unlike a regular housing society, which is governed by the bye-laws and Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act and Rules, the Seawoods Estate NRI Complex-Phase I in Nerul is run by the Seawood Estate Limited (SEL), registered under the Companies Act and run by the elected board of directors, who then elect the chairman; each flat owner is a shareholder in the company, and the shareholders' contributions of monthly charges (paid every quarter) is the company's income, which runs into Rs 9-10 crore a year."