All safe: VIPs secured by the govt

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita arrive at the 36th annual general meeting of the company in Mumbai, in June 2010. Nita pays for her ‘Y’ class security of armed CRPF commandos. Her husband, who has ‘Z’ category security, also pays for his security. They are the only two inviduals who get paid security from the central government. (ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR/MINT)

Updated on: Jul 27, 2016 2:11 AM IST

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Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita arrive at the 36th annual general meeting of the company in Mumbai, in June 2010. Nita pays for her ‘Y’ class security of armed CRPF commandos. Her husband, who has ‘Z’ category security, also pays for his security. They are the only two inviduals who get paid security from the central government. (ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR/MINT)

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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. The politician has government -provided Z category security because of perceived threats to his life. Z category security comprises 22 personnel and extra security by the Delhi Police or the CRPF and one escort car. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT PHOTO)

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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar walks out of the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after a practice session. Media reports in 2014 said the former batsman was among the 19 VIPs in Maharashtra who have Y category security. The Y category entails 11 personnel standing guard and also includes two personal security officers. (Vijayanand gupta/HT PHOTO)

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Actor Shah Rukh Khan at a movie screening in Mumbai. The government downgraded his security in January 2016. (Prodip Guha/HT PHOTO)

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Actor Amitabh Bachchan at the Mumbai airport. The Bollywood legend has round-the-clock security cover from the government. (Yogen Shah/HT PHOTO)

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Actor Aamir Khan in Mumbai in May 2015. In January this year, the Maharashtra government announced it was reducing security for the actor. (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)

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Shiv Sena supporters greet Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai on his birthday on July 27, 2015. He has a 24x7 Z security cordon of at least 14 security personnel for himself and his family, according to 2014 media reports. (Vijaynand Gupta/HT PHOTO)

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Cricketer MS Dhoni departs for a team match in Rajkot, Gujarat in this file photo. He has Y category security from the Jharkhand government. (Shankar Mourya/HT PHOTO)

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Maharashtra government’s Special Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam has Z level security from the central government. Nikam was the government’s lawyer in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, 1993 serial bomb blasts in the city and other cases. (Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)