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Cook background verification
Verify the person who'll be in your kitchen every day — identity, court and FIR records and address, with their consent.
- From ₹399
- Report in minutes
- Only with their permission
₹399Cook verification at a glance
A cook handles your family's food and is often alone in the house for hours. InstaBGC checks identity, court and FIR records and address, so you know who is behind the stove before they start.
- Price
- ₹399, fixed
- Checks included
- ID Verification, Criminal Verification, Police Verification, Digital Address Check
- Time
- Usually minutes after they agree and you pay
- Permission
- Always — the cook agrees on WhatsApp before anything is checked, and you pay only after that
- Who it's for
- Homeowners in India hiring a cook (household staff only)
- Not covered
- A cook verification doesn't assess cooking skill, food safety practice or health.
Also called:home cookhousehold cookcook-on-calldomestic cook
Why check a cook before they start?
- A cook is in your home daily, often while adults are at work and children or elders are around.
- Live-in cooks may also hold keys and have access to the whole house, not just the kitchen.
- Cooks are often found through agencies or other households. A recommendation is useful, but a records-based check gives you something independent to weigh it against.
What we check for a cook
4 checks, each with its own result in your report.
ID VerificationAadhaar / PAN / Voter ID
Is their ID genuine, and does it match the details they gave you?
Confirms the ID number and details shared match the format and information on record.
Looks at: UIDAI · NSDL · DigiLocker
Criminal VerificationCourt Record Check
Is there a court case in their name?
Searches publicly available court records under the name and details provided. A result is not proof of guilt, and no result found is not a guarantee that none exist.
Looks at: eCourts records
Police VerificationFIR Check
Is there a police complaint (FIR) in their name?
Checks for First Information Reports registered under the name and details provided, where publicly available. Coverage varies by jurisdiction.
Looks at: Public FIR records
Digital Address Check
Does the address they gave match available records?
Confirms the address shared against available digital and public records — not a visit to the location.
Looks at: Digital & public records
The Digital Address Check is not a home visit. Criminal Verification searches public court records — a result is not proof of guilt, and no result is not a guarantee none exist. Police Verification (FIR Check) coverage varies by city and doesn't include unreported cases. A report is never a guarantee of future behaviour.
Hiring a cook? Also do this
1
Verify part-time and cook-on-call staff too
A cook who visits twice a day still enters your home and handles your family's food.
2
Ask about health and hygiene separately
Record checks don't cover health. Ask about allergies and food-handling habits, and consider a basic health check for a live-in cook.
3
Agree kitchen and access rules
Who can be in the kitchen while you're out, how groceries are accounted for, and who holds a spare key.
4
Verify the person, not the agency
If a cook comes through a placement agency, verify the individual who will actually cook for you.
More in our guide: How to verify domestic help before hiring: a simple step-by-step guide
How to verify a cook on InstaBGC
- 1
Fill a short form
Name, mobile, date of birth, one ID number and address. About two minutes.
- 2
They say yes on WhatsApp
They see every check that will run. Nothing happens until they tap “I agree”.
- 3
You pay, we check
You pay only after they agree. Then every check runs together.
- 4
Read the report
One clear result for every check, usually within minutes.
A check we can't finish within 3 days is refunded — see the Refund & Cancellation policy.
Cook verification: common questions
Verification of a cook on InstaBGC is a fixed ₹399 and includes ID Verification, Criminal Verification, Police Verification, Digital Address Check. There are no add-ons and nothing to negotiate.
Yes. The number of homes a cook works in doesn't change their access to yours. Each verification is for one person and needs their own consent.
No. InstaBGC checks identity, court and FIR records and address. Skill, hygiene and health are for you to assess in a trial.
One ID number is needed — Aadhaar, PAN or Voter ID. If the cook has none of these, the verification can't go ahead until they have one.
Yes, always. We send the cook a consent request on WhatsApp showing exactly which checks will run. Nothing is checked until they approve, and you pay only after they do — if they decline, you aren't charged.
Once the cook consents and you've paid, results are usually ready within minutes. If a source is temporarily unavailable, we keep retrying for up to 3 days, you can read a partial report meanwhile, and a check we can't complete is refunded.
No. A report is one input to your decision, not a guarantee. Criminal Verification searches publicly available court records — a result is not proof of guilt, and no result found does not guarantee none exist. Police Verification (FIR Check) coverage varies by jurisdiction and does not include unreported cases.
