Kangana Ranaut vs Maharashtra govt: Centre approves Y+ security cover for Bollywood actress

Ranaut had recently said that she felt unsafe in Mumbai after the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is facing flak from the Maharashtra government for her remarks comparing Mumbai to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), has been granted Y-plus category security cover from the Home Ministry.

The ministry has decided to accord Ranaut Y-plus category security in view of a renewed threat to her after she spoke about drug use among a section in the film industry following the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

The Y-plus category central cover entails deployment of about 10 armed commandos with the protectee, PTI reported, quoting an official.

Kangana thanks Amit Shah for security cover
Reacting to the development, Ranaut thanked Home Minister Amit Shah in a tweet, saying he could have advised her to visit Mumbai after a few days considering the present situation, but he “honoured the words of a daughter of the country and her self-respect.”

“This is proof that no fascist will be able to crush a patriotic voice,” she wrote on Twitter.