Mumbai:Bollywood star Salman Khan, who had previously applied for a weapon license for self-protection, will now be provided with Y+ category. Actors Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher too have been given upgraded security cover. According to reports, the cost of the protection will be borne by the celebs.
Salman will be provided with Y+ category while Akshay will now be given X-category security, which means he will have three security officers in shifts protecting him. Kher has also been given the same level of security. The Maharashtra state government has taken this step after Salman received a threat letter from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang earlier.
Just days after the death of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, Salman and his father Salim Khan received a death threat. Salim's security team found the letter outside their Mumbai home near the Bandra Bandstand promenade, where he goes for his routine morning jog. After the threat letter, Salman submitted an application to the Mumbai Police seeking a weapon licence for his own protection.