Shahrukh's guard killed by colleague

MUMBAI: A private security guard, posted at Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan’s residence here, was shot dead by a fellow guard on Monday night, after which it has been decided to provide round-the-clock police cover for the actor and his family members.

Employed with a top private security agency, Chandra Pratap Singh was injured when Yatendra Singh fired at him with an imported firearm following an altercation at ‘Mannat’, Mr Khan’s bungalow in suburban Bandra.

Chandra Pratap succumbed in nearby Bhabha hospital, police said. Preliminary investigations said Chandra Pratap was not shot accidentally as was being presumed earlier, but was fired on by Yatendra in a fit of rage, they said.

Following the incident, Mr Khan is learnt to have discontinued services of the private security agency after senior police officials offered him police cover.

Policemen will now be posted round the clock outside ‘Mannat’ while a police security officer will accompany the actor in Mumbai and outside, sources said.