Chief Minister KCR gets tight security vehicle which costs about Rs 1 crore which can seat six police personnel who would armed with latest weapons.
The state police department took this decision in view of Intelligence Bureau alerts and increased extremist activity in the state. The vehicle has five outlets for the police to open fire in case of terror attacks. Scorpio vehicle from the Mahindra Group was modified by BDL (Bharat Dynamics Limited).
Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma personally checked the vehicle parked in front of Samatha Block. It may be recalled that Chief Minister during his visit to Khammam district recently, travelled by road from Manuguru to Warangal passing through agency areas, despite police urging him to take an alternative route. In the wake of this, state police department took the decision to add the firefighter vehicle, which would be part of the convoy during his tour of districts.