Shah Rukh Khan’s Security Cover Upgraded To Y+ Amid ‘Threats’

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has increased the security of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to Y+ amid alleged death threats, ANI reported on Monday.

Quoting the Maharashtra Police, the news agency said that the actor had given a written complaint to the state government,  claiming that he had been receiving death threat calls after the release of his films Pathan and Jawan.

The Maharashtra State Intelligence Department (SID), in an official communication dated October 5, informed all the police commissionerates, district police and special protection units (SPUs) in the state to provide “Y+ with an escort scale of security to Khan with immediate effect”, Indian Express reported, citing sources.

In the Y+ category, Shah Rukh will get 11 security personnel, including six commandos, four police personnel and a traffic clearance vehicle and the security cover will be on a payment basis. The policemen would be stationed at Mannat, his Mumbai home, the report further added.

Notably, Paramhans Acharya, an Ayodhya-based seer, had allegedly issued death threats to the actor following a row over the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from his film Pathaan, which was released early this year. In August, security was stepped up outside his bungalow following protests against celebrities endorsing online gaming apps. In March this year, security forces apprehended two men who broke into Mannat premises by scaling the outer wall.