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‘Law will take its own course’

Staff Reporter

Home Minister on ‘encounter’ killing of the accused in acid attack case

Legislation mooted to check crime against women
Sophisticated technology for security of Tirumala

TIRUMALA: Home Minister K. Jana Reddy has asserted that the law will take its own course in the incident involving the killing of the three accused in the acid attack case in Warangal in a police encounter.

Replying to repeated queries of reporters about the killing of youth who threw acid on engineering students Swapnika and Pranita, the Minister said nobody was above the law of the land. He said the government, on its part, was contemplating to enact a legislation to check crime against women and had invited suggestions from constitutional experts for making the provisions of the existing legislations more stringent.

The Minister announced the government’s decision to equip the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara with sophisticated security technology in the wake of the increased terrorist activities in the country. Following warnings issued by intelligence agencies, it was resolved to adopt an uncompromising attitude with regard to the temple security.

Aerial attacks

The State government had, in fact, represented to the Centre to provide necessary assistance enabling it face any eventuality including aerial attacks. As a first step in this direction, the Centre had, in principle, agreed to spare CRPF personnel to the district. In addition, proposal for setting up Tirupati urban police commissionerate was under active consideration of the department. Earlier, the Home Minister was accorded a warm reception at the temple on his arrival by the temple authorities.

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