Home guard climbs atop tower for being sacked

Hyderabad, September 30: A home guard suffering from mental trauma after being fired from the job climbed atop tower and created furore. The incident occurred at the centre of the city opposite to state assembly where a home guard attempted suicide after climbing atop the tower of All India Radio. However after the arrival of his wife and her request he alighted from the tower.

It is said that home guard Srinivas Naik is one among those 800 home gaurds who have been sacked the previous day. Naik belonged to Asif nagar police station. As soon as the report of his climbing atop the tower became public, a large number of home guards gathered near the assembly and later they submitted a memorandum to Commissioner of police demanding restoration of their jobs.

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