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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 .
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 ...
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.
First conceived in 1985, the Marine Commando Force, also called MARCOS, was raised in February 1987. It is the special forces unit of the Indian Navy. [11] [12] Initially, the U.S. Navy SEALs and British special forces trained a few officers of the Indian navy who formed the first core of MARCOS.
In 2009, the MHA approved the raising of 10 CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) to meet the challenges posed by the Naxal rebels. [7] The unit was initially raised to counter the Naxal insurgents in the Red Corridor. [7] The regiment initially started off with 2 battalions, in 2009, followed by the raising of another 8 battalions in ...
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 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 ...
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), [6] informally referred to as Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army.These units specialise in various roles including counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, direct action, hostage rescue, special reconnaissance and unconventional warfare.