Amitabh Bachchan's police bodyguard transferred amid reports of 'Rs 1.5 crore annual income'
Mumbai, Aug 27: A head constable with the Mumbai police department, who had been posted as megastar Amitabh Bachchan's bodyguard since 2015, was transferred amid reports of him allegedly earning Rs 1.5 crore annually, an official said on Friday.
The head constable, Jitendra Shinde, has been moved to D B Marg Police Station in South Mumbai as part of a routine transfer, the official said.
He was transferred 15 days ago and it was officially published in a police notice at that time, he said.
Bachchan has been provided 'X' category security by the Mumbai police. Shinde became a part of that security cover after he was given the responsibility of being the actor's bodyguard in 2015, the official added.
As per the guidelines, a police constable cannot continue on the same post beyond five years, he said.
A media report published recently claimed that Shinde earned Rs 1.5 crore annual income while being posted as the superstar's bodyguard.
Sources in the police department said that Shinde is one of the trusted bodyguards and could be spotted with Bachchan as part of his security cover.
Shinde's wife runs an agency, which provides security guards to prominent personalities, they said.
The sources added that the state government was also verifying whether Shinde had provided the details of his assets to the police department.
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Samson, Jurel hand RR comfortable 7-wicket win over LSG
Lucknow, Apr 27: Skipper Sanju Samson led from the front with an unbeaten 33-ball 71 while Dhruv Jurel made 52 not out off 34 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Chasing 197, Samson and Jurel shared unconquered 121 runs for the fourth wicket to chase down the target in 19 overs.
Earlier, skipper KL Rahul hit a 48-ball 76 while Deepak Hooda made 50 off 31 balls to guide Lucknow Super Giants to a decent 196 for 5 against Rajasthan Royals.
Sent into bat, LSG rode on 115-run third-wicket stand between Rahul and Hooda to put up a fighting total.
Sandeep Sharma was the most successful bowler for RR, returning with figures of 2/31.
Brief Scores:
Lucknow Super Giants: 196 for 5 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 76, Deepak Hooda 50; Sandeep Sharma 2/31).
Rajasthan Royals: 199 for 3 in 19 overs (Sanju Samson 71 not out, Dhruv Jurel 52 not out; Amit Mishra 1/20).
