'Deploy armed cops at all courts in TN'

HC tells govt to provide security at entrance of courts; asks police why it failed to stop murder

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Chennai

EXPRESSING concern over the murder of an accused at the entrance of the combined district court complex in Tirunelveli, the Madras High Court on Friday took suo motu cognizance of the matter and directed the state government to provide security in all courts in the state. "Advocates have panicked (due to the murder). They say they have no protection," a division bench of justices SM Subramaniam and C Kumarappan remarked.

The bench directed the state government to provide security at the gates of the courts and judges' quarters by deploying armed police personnel as an interim measure.