Indian actress Kangana Ranaut who is in her home state Himachal Pradesh and plans to visit Mumbai on September 9, has been given Y-plus category security and will be protected by about 10 armed commandos according to India’s Union Home ministry officials.
Ranaut had likened Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and that she feared the Mumbai Police.
Her comments led to a spat with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and said she felt unsafe in Mumbai after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and also spoke of drug use in a section of the film industry.
According to PTI, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur welcomed the decision.
He said, “I have got information that an 11-member commando team of the CRPF has been provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs for her security yesterday.I welcome this decision and also express my gratitude to union home minister… her security is important for us.”
Y-plus category central cover entails the deployment of about 10 armed commandos with the protectee around the clock, as per PTI.
The chief minister added in his statement that Himachal Pradesh police would provide security at the actor’s Manali residence and he had directed the director-general of police to assess the security threat.
“If it is necessary, Himachal Pradesh is ready to provide her security during her tours,” PTI quoted Thakur as saying.His government decided to provide the actor security after Ranaut’s father and sister sought protection for her.
