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Mukesh Ambani's security cover upgraded to 'Z' category

Ambani, 65, was first accorded the 'Z' category cover of CRPF commandos in 2013 on a payment basis. His wife Nita Ambani too has a similar armed cover but a lower category of 'Y+' which entails lesser number of commandos.

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Updated Sep 29, 2022, 21:03 IST

RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani

The security cover of industrialist Mukesh Ambani has been upgraded to the top category of 'Z+' after a review of perceived threat perception to him by intelligence agencies, according to a report.

Ambani, RIL Chairman, is the 11th richest person in the world with a net worth of over $80.5 billion, according to the latest Bloomberg index.

The security of Ambani has been upgraded to the top category of Z+ and necessary communication in this regard will be made soon, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.

The Union Home Ministry got the recommendation to upgrade Ambani’s security cover based on intelligence inputs. The recommendation was formalised by the Union home ministry, they said.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) may be asked to enlarge the existing cover to 'Z+' and include more commandos in its protection unit, they said.

A total of 40-50 commandos could be part of the security unit that works in shifts to provide the cover.

The force, at present, provides an armed cover to Ambani when he is mobile while it also secures his residential and office premises.

Ambani's security was beefed up after the recovery of an explosives-laden SUV near his house in Mumbai early last year following which the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took up the probe into the case.

Another billionaire industrialist and chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, was accorded a 'Z' category VIP security cover of CRPF commandos by the central government last month, the facility being similarly made on a payment basis.

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