ISRO chief Madhavan Nair given Z category security
Press Trust of India
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair and six other prominent space scientists have been provided with security cover following threat to their lives after a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant claimed that plans were being hatched to kidnap or assassinate them.
Sources in the Union Home Ministry said 65-year-old Nair, who is also Secretary, Department of Space, had been provided with “Z” category security while the other six scietists associated with the satellite and rocket divisions were given “Y” category security….
Under the Z category, Nair, a recipient of country’s second highest civilian award — Padma Vibushan — will have an escort and guards round-the-clock.
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I’m speechless. Seriously, that someone would want to assassinate rocket scientists? That’s just ridiculous.
this is a shame….