Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, who has triggered a controversy with his latest movie 'The Kashmir Files' based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, has been given 'Y' category security.
Sources said seven to eight CRPF commandos will provide the security cover round the clock because of his increased threat perception after the release of 'The Kashmir Files'.
The decision was taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs after Agnihotri claimed a threat to his life over the release of his film.
The film has resulted in the political division with several BJP-ruled state governments by either offering tax concessions or giving government employees special leave to watch it while the Opposition described the film as propaganda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the film has rattled the "entire ecosystem" which claims to be the torchbearer of freedom of expression but does not want the truth to be told.
At the same time, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who had watched the 'The Kashmir Files' along with several state ministers and MLAs, said the film shows "half-truths" and doesn't have any real message except showing violence.
Congress has also found fault with Modi's endorsement for the film, saying it was for the first time a Prime Minister is promoting a film.
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