Expressing shock over the alleged murder of former additional vigilance and security officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Y Satish Kumar, a key witness in the sensational Parakamani currency theft case, the Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday ordered protection to C V Ravi Kumar, the prime accused in the case.

“Security must also be extended to accused employee Ravi Kumar, given the tense circumstances following Satish Kumar’s killing,” the high court directed the state police, during the hearing.

Satish Kumar, who had initially detected the theft and filed the official complaint against TTD employee Ravi Kumar, was found dead on the railway tracks near Komali railway station at Tadipatri in Anantapur on Friday morning.

Though the YSR Congress party has alleged that Satish K

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