Telangana cancels licence of security agency linked to child murder case

Hyderabad, Nov 12 (UNI) The Telangana government has cancelled with immediate effect the licence of M/s Defensor Security Services for alleged serious violations of provisions governing private security agencies, including deployment of security guards without proper police verification and mandatory training. The Controlling Authority, Telangana, cancelled the agency's licence under Section 13 of the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, and directed it to cease all security operations and surrender the original licence within seven days, a police release said here on Thursday. The cancellation order cited violations of the PSAR Act, 2005 and Telangana Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Rules,…