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New Delhi, April 29
The Delhi Police have enhanced the security of Delhi BJP head Virendra Sachdeva from the ‘Y’ category to ‘Z’ after an assessment of the threat perception.
Sachdeva was appointed as the Delhi BJP president in March 2023. Earlier, he had stepped in as the party’s working president following its defeat in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls in 2022.
As per the ‘Yellow Book’ of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which contains guidelines regarding security arrangements for VIPs and VVIPs, a ‘Z’ category protectee gets around 22-25 personnel, including personal security officers (PSOs), escorts, watchers, and eight static arm guards. A ‘Y’ category protectee gets eight to 10 personnel, including six PSOs and four static armed guards.
There are six grades of security cover: X, Y, Y Plus, Z, Z Plus, and the Special Protection Group (SPG). The SPG is exclusively for the prime minister and immediate family. The other security categories can be assigned to anyone for whom the Central or state governments have received intelligence regarding a potential threat.
