‘Beef’ and ‘pork’ festivals: Police step up security in Osmania campus

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 on Thursday and a local court ordering a status quo on any such events.

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

On 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.