Inquiry Initiated After Reports Claim Amitabh Bachchan's Police Bodyguard Earned Rs 1.5 Crore
Police constable Jitendra Shinde, since 2015, has been assigned the responsibility of being Amitabh Bachchan¡¯s bodyguard. After the reports claiming that his salary is Rs 1.5 crore a year went viral, he has now been transferred to DB Marg Police Station. An inquiry has also been initiated to ascertain the facts on his annual income. It is said that a showcase notice will be issued soon.
Why has he been transferred??
A senior IPS officer told TOI that he has been transferred as per "routine manner". This comes after new guidelines prescribed by Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale, who has stated that "no police constable will continue on the same post beyond five years".
Why an enquiry has been initiated?
As per the publication,?the state government is checking if Shinde had informed the authorities about his annual income as well as assets or whether he was drawing some income from another source, which is prohibited under state service rules. ? ?
Amitabh Bachchan gets X-category security, which means four constables are appointed to guard him -- two during the day and two at night.?Jitendra Shinde is one of them.?
