The Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) has been tasked with guarding the Chief Minister’s Office (Lok Bhawan). UPSSF personnel have been deployed at all the three gates of Lok Bhawan. All these jawans are equipped with state-of-the-art weapons.
Till now, UP Police and UP Secretariat security personnel were deployed in the security of Lok Bhavan. A unit of UPSSF has been prepared and 52 personnel deployed for the purpose. DCP (Central Lucknow) Aparna Rajat Kaushik said Lucknow police and PAC had reviewed the security of Lok Bhawan on Wednesday. After the review, it was decided that the UPSSF would guard all the three entry gates of Lok Bhawan.
A unit of UPSSF was deployed on Thursday.
The unit comprises eight sub-inspectors and 48 constables. They will be posted in two shifts. The DCP said that the UPSSF personnel deployed at Lok Bhawan have advanced versions of later security gadgets. She said the personnel of UP Police, Arms Force and PAC have been included in this force. All the personnel were imparted a 90-day training in Sitapur. The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a special security force for security of major places of the state.