27.8.19

MMS Security Downgraded to Z+ Category

The Special Protection Group protection given to former prime minister Manmohan Singh has been withdrawn following a review by multiple security agencies but he will continue to get Z plus security.

The former prime minister's Z plus security cover -- one of the highest -- will be given by one of the Central Armed Police Forces, preferably the Central Reserve Police Force. 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decision had been conveyed to Singh, who was India's prime minister from 2004 and 2014, and the SPG contingent will be withdrawn from his New Delhi residence after one of the CAPFs takes over the responsibility, a home ministry official said.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.

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