The Maharashtra police have provided Y+ security cover to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in view of the "imminent and probable threats" to his life, an official said on Monday.
The Y+ cover comprises 11 security personnel, including six commandos, and a police escort vehicle, he said.
Shah Rukh, 57, has been getting threats after the release of his latest movie Jawan, the official said, adding that the security cover is given on a payment basis, that the actor will have to pay for his security.
The decision to step up the star’s security was taken last week after a review of it in a high-powered committee meeting, the official added.
Accordingly, the State Intelligence Department has conveyed about it to all the police commissionerates, offices of the superintendents of police and the Special Protection Unit, he said.
Last year, a row erupted over the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from Shah Rukh’s film Pathaan. A seer from Ayodhya had issued a threat to the actor.
In 2010, the star’s security was stepped up after he received threats over the release of his film My Name Is Khan.
