"This is for information of all that w.e.f. 01.02.2023 at 0700 hours new Security Service Contract with Cyclops Security will start," the JNU administration said in a statement. "All new Civilian Security Guards will take over the duties from Ex-Serviceman officers Security Guards. All JNU Residents are, therefore, requested to cooperate with the new security guards," the notification added.
JNU renews contract of Cyclops Security firm despite controversies
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has announced that it has renewed its contract with the security firm Cyclops whose staff was earlier accused of mishandling student protesters and committing theft on the campus. JNU Teachers' Association and several other student bodies have raised the demand to replace the firm.
"This is for information of all that w.e.f. 01.02.2023 at 0700 hours new Security Service Contract with Cyclops Security will start," the JNU administration said in a statement. "All new Civilian Security Guards will take over the duties from Ex-Serviceman officers Security Guards. All JNU Residents are, therefore, requested to cooperate with the new security guards," the notification added.
The JNU administration further added that security is the collective responsibility of all residents and their active cooperation with the security staff is required for a safe and secure campus. Several incidents of theft on the campus have been reported in recent years.
JNUTA also highlighted the issue of increasing incidents of theft last year in a statement.
"The Cyclops Security and Allied Services Pvt Ltd have to be held responsible for what can be described at best as their complete dereliction of duty to carry out the services they were hired for," JNUTA had said in a statement last year in March.
It must be noted that the security firm has been in charge of JNU's security since the time of the previous Vice-Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar.
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