Centre sanctioned Y-plus category security to Kangana Ranaut

Centre Government has sanctioned ‘Y-plus’ security cover to film actress Kangana Ranaut. The decision to grant her ‘Y-plus’ security comes in the wake of threat perception to her. Ranaut will now have two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commandos protecting her all the time.

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The ‘Y-plus’ protection for Kangana is on par with that extended to Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and former deputy chief minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot.

Kangana will now have two CRPF commandos, armed with automatic weapons, protecting her at all times, while one CRPF personnel shall be deployed on static duty at her residence.

Considering that these personnel will be deployed in shifts, the actress will have a total of 11 CRPF personnel in her security detail. The ‘Y-plus’ protection for her will extend across India.

This comes against the backdrop of threatening statements made by some politicians belonging to the ruling camp in Maharashtra, where she resides and works, in response to her questioning Mumbai police’s handling of the probe into Sushant Singh Rajput death.

Kangana is the 61st VIP and possibly the first actor to be protected by CRPF. Among the 60 existing CRPF protectees, 38 are politicians and 22 from a non-political background. Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is the only one who pays for his security cover.