Anna Hazare, crusader against corruption and social worker, following yet another life threat from anti-social elements.
The state had awarded him a Z category security in september 2011 after a similar letter threatening to kill him was received. However, in the backdrop of murders of leading social activists Dr Narendra Dabholkar and advocate Govind Pansare, the state is not taking any risk in providing security to Hazare and several such crusaders.
“We have continued with the same Z category cover but have also provided special squads to secure his office and home and escort him while travelling in his SUV,” minister of state for Home professor Ram Shinde told TOI.
Shinde said the government has also depolyed a high-level team of investigators to get into the bottom of the fresh threat and find out the people responsible. “We are leaving no stone unturned as the list of all social activists and even RTI activists in each district is ready to ensure better security for them,” highly placed sources in the home department told TOI.