CBI Joint Director V.V. Lakshminarayana has been accorded 'Y' category protection after intelligence agencies found a threat perception to his life in the backdrop of chargesheets filed in high profile cases.
Mr Lakshminarayana, who has been moving about without any protection, will now have two armed gunmen guarding him round-the-clock, besides a bulletproof vehicle for him.
The bullet-proof vehicle will be provided by Intelligence Security Wing and the escort by the city police.
The two plus two gunmen, of the city and Cyberabad police, will guard Mr Lakshminarayana at his Koti office and his residence.
A high-level decision was taken to provide Mr Lakshminarayana the 'Y' category security cover after an emergency file was circulated to this effect.
A top cop of state police headquarters said, “It was not a regular security review committee decision. The decision was taken on an emergency basis. There are no threat calls or direct threats received. However, the threat perception was assessed based on the scenario.”
Lakshminarayana is supervising the illegal assets case against YSR Congress president and Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and others high profile cases like the Emaar scam and the Obulapuram mining case.