Telangana government cancels licence of security agency over violations linked to five-year-old girl’s murder in Kowkoor

The Telangana government has cancelled the licence of M/s Defensor Security Services with immediate effect following serious violations of security regulations, including deploying guards without mandatory police verification and training. The agency had deployed a security guard allegedly involved in the murder of a five-year-old child at Villa Orchids in Kowkoor on October 10, 2026.

Eight persons from Defensor Security Services were engaged on security and guard duty at the gated community. The association promptly suspended their services after the murder case. The Controlling Authority, Telangana, cancelled the agency’s licence under Section 13 of the Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005, and directed it to stop all security operations and surrender the original licence within seven days.

According to the cancellation order, the agency violated provisions of the PSAR Act, 2005, and the Telangana Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Rules, 2022. The violations included deploying security guards without proper police verification and mandatory training, inadequate supervision and failure to provide a satisfactory explanation in response to a show-cause notice.

The order also took note of the FIR registered at Bolarum police station in connection with the murder of the five-year-old child at Villa Orchids. The case was registered under Sections 140(2), 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

In an advisory issued alongside the cancellation order, the authority directed all private security agencies operating in Telangana to function only with valid licences and within their authorised geographical areas. Agencies must ensure character and antecedent verification of every security guard and supervisor before recruitment or deployment.

They were also instructed to deploy only trained and physically fit personnel carrying valid agency photo identity cards, maintain records of police verification, training and medical fitness, ensure proper supervision and duty rosters, brief personnel about their assignments and promptly report serious incidents to the local police.

The authority also advised individuals, establishments and organisations engaging private security agencies to verify their licence numbers, validity and authorised areas before awarding contracts. Clients should obtain deployment rosters and supervisors’ contact details, insist on documentary proof of police verification and training, and check the identity cards of deployed personnel against approved rosters, including those brought in as replacements.

Clients currently engaging M/s Defensor Security Services have been directed to discontinue its services immediately and engage another duly licensed agency.

The authority asked the public to report suspected operations by unlicensed agencies or serious violations to the PSARA Controlling Authority, Telangana, or the nearest police station.

Published - November 12, 2026 07:28 pm IST