Police Deny They Downgraded Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan’s Security

Mumbai police feels “unnecessary” security cover should be nixed.

Security cover for SRK, Aamir Khan unnecessary? (Photo: PTI)

In what they termed as a routine practice, the Mumbai police has decided to downgrade the security cover for celebrities like Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, reports suggested.

However, Mumbai police says there is no downscaling of existing personal security provided to film personalities.

<p>It was needed to nix unwanted security cover to these celebrities. We have taken this decision and would get it implemented at the earliest.</p>

<a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mumbai-police-downgrades-security-cover-of-aamir-khan-shah-rukh-khan/1/565393.html"><b> A Mumbai police official</b></a>

Earlier the Mumbai police was providing security cover to 40 celebrities but now the number has reduced to 15 – the ones who genuinely have a threat to their lives.

After an assessment of its annual audit on security cover, this decision was taken on Friday.

Shah Rukh and Aamir’s security cover had been heightened in the wake of their comments on the intolerance issue.

Security cover for Vidhu Vinod Chopra, director Raj Kumar Hirani, director-choreographer Farah Khan, producer Karim Morani and a few others have been either downgraded or withdrawn completely.

Among the 15 celebrities who will continue to get security cover are Akshay Kumar, Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.