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Threat: security for VS tightened

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V.S. Achuthanandan

Thiruvananthapuram: Security for Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has been tightened in the wake of an anonymous threatening call received in the early hours of Monday at the office of the Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode City Police Commissioners. The Chief Minister, who is already in the `Z-plus' security category, has been provided an escort and pilot from Monday, the police said. Visitors to the block housing his office in the Secretariat are being closely screened and monitored.

Top brass of the police reviewed the security arrangements. Director-General of Police Raman Srivastava and Additional Director-General of Police (Intelligence) Jacob Punnose held discussions.

Later, Mr. Srivastava called on Mr. Achuthanandan at Cliff House. The DGP said the police suspected that the calls were made by a person from Thrissur. Minister for Home Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who is in Delhi, has been briefed about the developments.

The anonymous call threatening to kill Mr. Achuthanandan within 24 hours was received between 4.10 a.m. and 4.12 a.m. in the two offices. The calls had originated from "outside the country." The police have sought the assistance of the Intelligence Bureau to trace the caller, sources said. The police suspect that the calls were made in the wake of the eviction of encroachments at Munnar.

The Chief Minister attended all official functions scheduled for him in the capital. A short circuit at the venue of a function attended by him at Trivandrum Tennis Club in the evening led to anxious moments. The police personnel threw a security cover around him.

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