Manmohan Singh's SPG cover withdrawn, CRPF to provide Z+ security
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The Special Protection Group (SPG) protection given to former prime
minister Manmohan Singh has been withdrawn following a review by
multiple security agencies but he will continue to get Z plus
security, officials said on Monday.
The former prime
minister's Z plus security cover -- one of the highest -- will be
given by one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), preferably
the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), they said.
The government's decision
had been conveyed to Singh, who was India's prime minister from 2004
and 2014, and the SPG contingent will be withdrawn from his New Delhi
residence after one of the CAPFs takes over the responsibility, a
home ministry official said.
"The current security
cover review is a periodical and professional exercise based on
threat perception that is purely based on professional assessment by
security agencies. Dr. Manmohan Singh continues to have Z+ security
cover," a home ministry spokesperson said.
The decision to withdraw
the SPG security, the country's highest grade of protection, was
taken after a three-month review involving the Cabinet Secretariat
and the Ministry of Home Affairs with inputs from various
intelligence agencies, officials said. Read
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