Shah Rukh Khan has been provided Y+ security cover by Maharashtra police in view of the "imminent and probable threats" to his life, an official said on Monday.

The Y+ cover comprises 11 security personnel, including six commandos, and a police escort vehicle, he said.

Shah Rukh has been getting threats after the release of his latest movie Jawan, the official added.

The security cover is given on a payment basis. SRK will have to pay for his security, he said.

The decision to step up his security was taken last week after a review of it in a high-powered committee meeting. Accordingly, the State Intelligence Department had conveyed about it to all the police commissionerates, offices of the superintendents of police and the Special Protection Unit.

Last year, a row erupted over the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from SRK’s film Pathaan. A seer from Ayodhya had issued a threat to the actor.

In 2010, SRK’s security was stepped up after he received threats over the release of his film My Name Is Khan.