Hyderabad:The Telangana Controlling Authority has cancelled the licence of Defensor Security Services with immediate effect following serious violations of regulations governing private security agencies, including the deployment of guards without police verification and mandatory training. The order came in the wake of the murder of a five-year-old girl at a gated community in Kowkoor under Bolaram police last month.
The order, issued under Section 13 of the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, directed the agency to cease security operations and surrender its original licence within seven days. The authority also cited inadequate supervision and the agency’s failure to furnish a satisfactory explanation to a showcause notice.
The cancellation order took note of the murder at Villa Orchids, Kowkoor, on October 10. The case involved a security guard deployed by the agency.
As reported by Deccan Chronicle earlier, the accused, Vikram Kumar, a former security guard, allegedly befriended the child before abducting and killing her while planning to demand ransom from her family. Malkajgiri police said the investigation involved examination of footage from around 130 CCTV cameras. The accused was apprehended and remanded to judicial custody.
The authority advised private security agencies to operate only with valid licences, complete character and antecedent verification of guards and supervisors before deployment, and ensure mandatory training, medical fitness and proper supervision. Agencies have also been told to maintain records of verification and training.
Clients engaging private security agencies have been asked to verify licence details, obtain deployment rosters and documentary proof of police verification and training, and check the identity cards of guards against approved rosters. Clients of Defensor Security Services have been directed to immediately discontinue its services and engage a duly licensed agency.
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