Z+ Security to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
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Z+ Security to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: The Home Ministry on Thursday decided to give VIP security to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, thereby granting him Z Plus security.
It is being told that this decision has been taken based on the threat perception report of the intelligence agency IB.
Mallikarjun Kharge will now be protected by CRPF commandos.
According to the Yellow Book of Security, VIPs in the Z Plus category are subject to stringent protection. According to information received from sources, 58 commandos are deployed for Z+ category security, which consists of 10 armed static guards and 6 PSOs around the clock, as well as 24 soldiers, 2 escorts around the clock, and 5 watchers in two shifts.
An inspector or sub-inspector is posted as in-charge. There are six frisking and screening personnel deployed for the people visiting the VIP house, and along with this, there are six drivers around the clock.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.