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With terrorists getting bolder and carrying out audacious attacks in Mumbai and Lahore, the Special Protection Group (SPG), established in 1985 after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi, is training in Krav Maga, a martial art devised by the Israeli Army for hand-to-hand combat.
New Delhi: They are representatives of the people, for the people, and by the people, but they have been advised not to go very close to the people.
The Special Protection Group (SPG), the elite force that guards the country’s top politicians, has asked them to avoid coming in close contact with people while campaigning for the Lok Sabha election. The advice comes in the wake of terror attacks in Mumbai and Lahore.
Prime minister Manmohan Singh and the Gandhi family, including son-in-law Robert Vadra, are among 23 top personalities guarded by the SPG. Though BJP veteran LK Advani is not an SPG protectee, he gets special cover because of the high threat perception to his life.
The SPG advice may keep these leaders away from roadshows and rathyatras — tried and trusted formulae to drum up election hysteria.
The SPG has expressed the fear that roadshows would be an “unmanageable security risk as protectees come into close contact with a large number of people”, a source said.
Instead, the star campaigners have been asked to confine themselves to public rallies and “sanitised” smaller meetings.
“Of course, it is ultimately a political decision whether the roadshows will happen, but our view has been that these are unwieldy and difficult to handle,” said the source in the force. “For example, Rahul Gandhi, during his tour of Orissa, went off on his own during the night to visit a tribal village. So, we can only express a view.”
Though the campaign details of SPG protectees have not been made public, most of them seem to be following the SPG advice. Rahul Gandhi has been largely meeting small groups or addressing large rallies, like the one in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. Advani, who abandoned a series of rallies a year ago because of the enhanced threat perception, has also avoided roadshows so far.
With terrorists getting bolder and carrying out audacious attacks in Mumbai and Lahore, the Special Protection Group, established in 1985 after the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi, is training in Krav Maga, a martial art devised by the Israeli Army for hand-to-hand combat.
“We have also started an assault group which is trained to take on attackers while one group will whisk away the protectee from the troublespot,” said a source in the SPG. While most SPG personnel carry small arms, the assault group will carry Pavor 21 assault rifles.
The SPG has about 3,000 personnel, mostly drawn from the ranks of various police forces and the elite National Security Guard.
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About Mr. Vicky Kapoor, Director of Krav Maga in India
Mr. Vicky Kapoor has more than 34 years of experience in hand-to-hand combat training, Military Close Quarter Combat Tactics and specialist Law Enforcement tactics. Certified by IKMF, Israel, he became India's First Law Enforcement Instructor, SWAT Instructor, Civilian Instructor and Military Instructor. He is also the Managing Director of Ultimate Tactical and Combat Pvt. Ltd., a firm catering to military and combat gear and training, equipment and various security related services. Read more
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April 15th, 2010 at 5:24 PM
Hello,sir I am live in s.p.g.,complex.I want to know about ur techniques used to protect VVVVVVVIP,s.Thanks.
April 15th, 2010 at 10:35 AM
Hey, I love all your posts, keep them coming.
February 14th, 2010 at 12:13 PM
they are doing a well done job
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Yes, very true. That is what we aim to bring it out from you in the Krav Maga training but of course the small spark of all these things must be hidden inside the student.
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:27 PM
if you don’t have fighting sprit,burning heart,aggression and strong will of suvivability,krav maga woun’t work.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Thanks for your comments. For Mumbai timetable, you can contact our Mumbai instructor who will help you coordinate your time with his classes. The regular classes are spanned across 4-5 months in which you have to finish the Practitioner level 1 syllabus. And yes, every class of Krav maga has intensive Cardio sessions too. Our Mumbai instructor is Mr. Sadashiv 9892121542
May 21st, 2009 at 4:43 PM
I am a working professional and I travel 20 days a month and I am in Mumbai only 10 days the days of My travel and stay in Mumbai are not fixed.How you think you can accommodate me to do a this course.
How long is this course for and this course also include cardio vascular workouts.
Waiting for you revert.
Joshua