Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has been given Y-plus category security by central security agencies, officials said on Monday.
The decision has been taken in view of a renewed threat to the actor after she spoke about drug use among a section in the film industry following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and after the Himachal Pradesh government reached out to the Union home ministry.
Hindustan Times cites the recent heated verbal exchange between the actor and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut was a reason for the beefed up security.
The home ministry has decided to accord Ranaut Y-plus category security through one of the paramilitary personnel, a home ministry official said.
The Y-plus category central cover entails deployment of about 10 armed commandos with the protectee, the official said.
HT writes that the row between Raut and Ranaut began after her "Mumbai feeling like Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir" remark. She added her fear of the Mumbai Police who she called the "movie mafia."
Raut responded to her remarks in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, asking her to not return to Mumbai after her criticism of the police. "This issue concerns the pride of Maharashtra and there will be no compromise on this front. Ranaut needs to apologise for her PoK remarks or she will face the music from our women’s wing," he wrote.
The actor posted a video message on Twitter, announcing her return to Mumbai on 9 September. She claimed that by criticising the Mumbai Police she was practising her freedom of expression.
(With inputs from Press Trust of India)
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