Social activist Anna Hazare had been provided with Z-category security, a senior police official said on Saturday. “Hazare had been provided Z-category security three days ago,” Ahmednagar district SP Krishna Prakash said.
When questioned over reports that the anti-corruption crusader had rejected the security cover, the IPS officer said, “It is not true. He has not rejected the security. What he told us was that he did not need security. He said he never wanted any type of security cover and that he liked to mingle among people and did not perceive any threat,” Krishna Prakash said.
Earlier, two persons were part of Hazare’s security. After the Z-category cover was provided, four guards and two personal security officers were protecting Hazare round the clock, he said.
“Whenever Hazare will leave Ralegan Siddhi, his village, a squad vehicle will travel with him,” the senior police officer said.