'Beef' and 'pork' festivals: Police step up security in Osmania University

December 10, 2015 01:14

Police have steeped up security in Osmania University campus to prevent any untoward incident, in view of separate students' bodies announcing holding of 'beef' and 'pork' festivals in the varsity on Thursday.

"We are taking all precautionary measures. The High Court also (today) gave oral instructions that authorities should ensure that it (festivals) is not done," Deputy Commissioner of Police (East Zone) A Ravinder said.

When asked about deployment of additional forces, the DCP said they would do it as part of precautionary measures.

"Naturally, we deploy additional forces. But, they will only be local police forces. So far we have not taken anybody into preventive arrest. If necessary we may do it," he added.

A student group had declared that it would hold a 'beef festival' in the varsity campus on Thursday, coinciding with the World Human Rights Day, while another group also announced their plan to organise a 'pork festival' on the same day, which raised the possibility of confrontation.

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