Pranab's daughter stalked, security enhanced

The daughter of external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee was stalked by a person for
the past few months after which her security has been enhanced by Delhi Police, police sources said on Thursday.

Sharmishta Mukherjee has been provided with three Personal Security Officers since March nine after the Union Home ministry directed the Delhi Police to provide security to the well-known Kathak dancer, the sources said.

"The minister's daughter has been provided X-category security cover after the Home Ministry and the Intelligence Bureau reviewed the threat perception," a top Delhi Police
official said.

According to the official, a man had been stalking Sharmishta for the past few months and the Home ministry asked the security wing of Delhi Police to provide security to her. The security cover is likely to continue till at least the Lok Sabha elections are over.

"The security establishment will review the threat perception after Lok Sabha elections to decide on whether to continue with the security cover for her," the official said adding there was no terror link to the matter.

After receiving information that a man was following Sharmishta, the official said, police had investigated the matter but did not find any terror links.

"We had our suspicions as Mukherjee was a prominent minister and he was very vocal against terrorists. But investigations revealed that there was no terror link to it," the official added.