146:, politicians, high-profile celebrities and sportspersons. The NSG is used extensively to guard VIPs and VVIPs, especially those in the Z+ category. Many NSG personnel are seconded to the Special Protection Group (SPG) which guards the Prime Minister. Most NSG and SPG commandos have already served in
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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,
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In practice, the number of police personnel deployed for VIP security often far exceeds the officially allocated number. For example, over 200 civil police (not counting armed police, counted as a separate category, or any privately hired security) were posted at
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The excessive use of VIP security results in some police stations being understaffed since their officers are being diverted from serving the general public. Some police stations routinely operate at less than 50% capacity; one rural station near
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sub-machine guns and modern communication equipment, and each member of the team is adept in martial arts and unarmed combat skills. Currently 40 VIPs are provided with such protection. The Z category entails protection by the
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by members of her own security detail. Rajbir Singh, a famous encounter specialist was killed in March 2008 despite a Z-level security detail. While under protection from the security detail, former Union
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phased out the use of the NSG for VIP protection in all but the most serious cases. Nevertheless, controversies arose as many politicians remained under a Z+ category while many bureaucrats were moved down to Y.
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was noted in 2013 to have just 1-5 officers (out of 35 total) available at any given time to serve a precinct with over 100,000 people over an area of more than 100 square kilometers.
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personnel and one escort car. The Y category encompasses two personal security officers (PSOs) and the X category, one PSO.
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category is a security detail of 22 personnel, including 4-6 NSG commandos and police personnel.
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124:National Security Guards
120:Special Protection Group
872:Daily News and Analysis
224:Prime Minister of India
73:National Security Guard
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449:Former Prime Minister
340:3+ (9+/8 hour shifts)
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285:Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
417:2 (6/8 hour shifts)
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312:N. Chandrababu Naidu
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