PATNA, Feb. 4 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will soon use a bulletproof Range Rover SUV, similar to the vehicles used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, people aware of the details said.

According to officials connected with the chief minister's office, the state government plans to procure four such SUVs, each costing over Rs.2.79 crore. The decision to procure Range Rover was taken last year in July and Rs.11.17-crore had been approved, but now the process has been expedited, said the officials.

A senior official said that the decision to procure Range Rover, rated highly for safety, has been taken purely out of security reasons. Each vehicle costs Rs.2.79-crore. The induction of four high-security SUVs into CM's official convoy ...