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The government has decided to raise the security cover of External Affairs Minister Dr S  Jaishankar to ‘Z’ category with immediate effect.

Various news agency reports are suggesting that decision to enhance EAM’s security cover was done after Intelligence Bureau conducted a fresh ‘threat analysis’ following Israel-Hamas conflict.

Up till now Jaishankar was given ‘Y’ category of security cover provided by Delhi Police. Now he gets CRPF cover under the ‘Z’ category wherein a dozen commandos will protect him round the clock.

The CRPF is currently provides armed security cover to some 176-odd individuals that includes among others Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.