The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has accorded “Z” category VIP security consisting of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the aftermath of the assault incident on her on Wednesday.
As per police sources, CRPF will now handle the internal security ring around the CM following a threat perception report prepared by central intelligence agencies, while Delhi Police personnel will manage the outer perimeter.
The CM’s security cover is generally handled by the security division of the Delhi Police, who are also responsible for providing security to other ministers.
Another major change is that people will no longer be allowed to directly approach the CM during public hearing sessions. Complaints will be screened before being placed before her, and a designated perimeter will be created to keep visitors at a distance. Paramilitary forces have also been deployed outside the CM’s residence.
The Centre’s move to hand over security cover to CRPF was taken after an initial inquiry found major security lapses behind Wednesday’s incident and the non-activity of the security personnel of the Delhi Police. She was attacked during a public hearing at her camp office on Wednesday morning, with her office terming the assault a part of a “well-planned conspiracy to kill her”. She reportedly received minor injuries on her hand and head.
Police said that the decision has been taken to ensure that such incidents are not repeated and security protocols are strengthened during interactions between the CM and the public.
The CM’s official residence and the Camp Office on Raj Niwas Marg in the Civil Lines area of the national Capital will also be secured by the VIP Security Group (VSG) of the paramilitary force that also provides protection to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Gandhi family of the Congress party.
A team of 22-25 armed CRPF commandos will be on the CM’s protection duty round-the-clock, sources said, adding that the personnel will put in place new measures for her security, including regulating access to her residence, deployment of security gadgets and providing her proximate protection through male and female personal security officers (PSOs) when she moves in public.
Apart from the above, some other major security upgrades have reportedly been planned for her, including a ban on people directly approaching her at the Jan Sunwai sessions.
The man accused of attacking her during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her Camp Office in Civil Lines on Wednesday has been sent to five days of police custody. The accused, Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai (41), was produced at the house of a magistrate in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka late at night. The accused was not produced before any magistrate in the Tis Hazari court premises.
The CRPF also provides security to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the governors of West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and Karnataka apart from a number of other high-profile persons. The VIP security cover under the central protection list begins from the highest Z-plus (ASL) to Z-plus, Z, Y, Y-plus and X.
The Home Ministry had asked for ‘Z’ category security cover to Gupta, but it was enhanced by the Delhi Police headquarters to ‘Z-plus’. Currently, she has ‘Z’ category security cover provided by the MHA and ‘Z-plus’ category cover provided by the Delhi Police headquarters.
According to the ‘Yellow Book’ of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - which outlines the guidelines for security arrangements for VIPs and VVIPs - a ‘Z’ category protectee is assigned approximately 22 to 25 personnel - including personal security officers (PSOs), escorts, watchers, and eight static armed guards.
For a ‘Z-plus’ category protectee, the number of personnel is doubled - around 60 personnel working in shifts - with enhanced security arrangements covering the protectee’s residence and cavalcade.
Pioneer News Service
n New Delhi
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has accorded “Z” category VIP security consisting of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta in the aftermath of the assault incident on her on Wednesday.
As per police sources, CRPF will now handle the internal security ring around the CM following a threat perception report prepared by central intelligence agencies, while Delhi Police personnel will manage the outer perimeter.
The CM’s security cover is generally handled by the security division of the Delhi Police, who are also responsible for providing security to other ministers.
Another major change is that people will no longer be allowed to directly approach the CM during public hearing sessions. Complaints will be screened before being placed before her, and a designated perimeter will be created to keep visitors at a distance. Paramilitary forces have also been deployed outside the CM’s residence.
The Centre’s move to hand over security cover to CRPF was taken after an initial inquiry found major security lapses behind Wednesday’s incident and the non-activity of the security personnel of the Delhi Police. She was attacked during a public hearing at her camp office on Wednesday morning, with her office terming the assault a part of a “well-planned conspiracy to kill her”. She reportedly received minor injuries on her hand and head.
Police said that the decision has been taken to ensure that such incidents are not repeated and security protocols are strengthened during interactions between the CM and the public.
The CM’s official residence and the Camp Office on Raj Niwas Marg in the Civil Lines area of the national Capital will also be secured by the VIP Security Group (VSG) of the paramilitary force that also provides protection to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Gandhi family of the Congress party.
A team of 22-25 armed CRPF commandos will be on the CM’s protection duty round-the-clock, sources said, adding that the personnel will put in place new measures for her security, including regulating access to her residence, deployment of security gadgets and providing her proximate protection through male and female personal security officers (PSOs) when she moves in public.
Apart from the above, some other major security upgrades have reportedly been planned for her, including a ban on people directly approaching her at the Jan Sunwai sessions.
The man accused of attacking her during a ‘Jan Sunwai’ programme at her Camp Office in Civil Lines on Wednesday has been sent to five days of police custody. The accused, Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai (41), was produced at the house of a magistrate in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka late at night. The accused was not produced before any magistrate in the Tis Hazari court premises.
The CRPF also provides security to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the governors of West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and Karnataka apart from a number of other high-profile persons. The VIP security cover under the central protection list begins from the highest Z-plus (ASL) to Z-plus, Z, Y, Y-plus and X.
The Home Ministry had asked for ‘Z’ category security cover to Gupta, but it was enhanced by the Delhi Police headquarters to ‘Z-plus’. Currently, she has ‘Z’ category security cover provided by the MHA and ‘Z-plus’ category cover provided by the Delhi Police headquarters.
According to the ‘Yellow Book’ of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) - which outlines the guidelines for security arrangements for VIPs and VVIPs - a ‘Z’ category protectee is assigned approximately 22 to 25 personnel - including personal security officers (PSOs), escorts, watchers, and eight static armed guards.
For a ‘Z-plus’ category protectee, the number of personnel is doubled - around 60 personnel working in shifts - with enhanced security arrangements covering the protectee’s residence and cavalcade.