Overview

• Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has been granted Z-category protection through a combination of state police and central paramilitary deployments.
• Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary retains Z+ cover now governed by the Advanced Security Liaison protocol, which mandates multi-agency coordination and anti-sabotage checks.
• Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav), BJP’s Pradeep Kumar Singh, and JD(U) MLA Gyanendra Singh Gyanu have been upgraded to Y+ security, while MLC Neeraj Kumar moves to Y category.
• The Home Department implemented the State Security Committee’s August 1 recommendations to address recent threat reports and ready senior leaders for the forthcoming Bihar Assembly campaign.
• Police later clarified that the threatening calls to Pappu Yadav originated from an individual unconnected to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, underscoring contested threat assessments.