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The Special Protection Group (SPG) [a] is an agency of the Government of India whose sole responsibility is protecting the prime minister of India and, in some cases, his or her family. It was formed in 1988 by an Act of the Parliament of India .
Lakshman Singh Bisht, also known as Lucky Bisht, [7] is an Indian Spy, Sniper and National Security Guard Commando. [8] [9] He served as a personal bodyguard to politicians such as Tarun Gogoi, L. K. Advani, Chandrababu Naidu, Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
51 Special Action Group's mission is part of the NSG's overall mission to neutralize specific terrorist threats in vital installations or any given area, handle hijack situations involving piracy in the air and on the land, engage and neutralize terrorists in specific situations, and to rescue hostages in kidnap situations.
In India, security details are provided to some high-risk individuals by the police and local government. Depending on the threat perception to the person, the category is divided into six tiers: SPG, Z+ (highest level), Z, Y+, Y and X. Individuals under this security blanket include (but are not limited to) the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Supreme Court and High Court Judges ...
An NSG commando. The National Security Guard (NSG) is a specialized counter-terrorism federal contingency force. It was formally created in 1986. It is based on the British Army's Special Air Service and the German GSG 9. [25] The NSG is popularly referred to as the 'Black Cats' due to its distinct black uniforms. [26]
The commandos are trained at the Centre national d'entraînement commando or National Commando Training Center. The graduates of the Center are either serving in a SF unit ( 1er RPIMa and 13e RDP ), in a light-infantry unit ( Commando Parachute Group in the 11th Parachute Brigade and Mountain Commando Group in the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade ...
The basic course conducted by SOG is considered one of the toughest Commando training programme in India. Recruitment in the force is not direct, the personnel are drawn from Civil Police , Odisha Special Armed Police Battalions and Indian Reserve (IR) Battalions. [ 3 ]
The British Army and the Royal Marines also have special operations-capable forces that do not form part of the UKSF, such as the Pathfinder Platoon, [24] 148 Meiktila Battery, [25] 4/73 Sphinx Battery, [26] and Mountain Leaders of the Brigade Patrol Troop and commando unit recce troops. [27]