5 Things You Want to Know about Indian’s National Security Guard (NSG)
National Security Guards (NSG) is a Special Response Unit in India that has primarily been utilised for counter-terrorism activities and was created by the Cabinet Secretariat under the National Security Guard Act of the Parliament in 1985. The NSG operates under the oversight of the Ministry of Home Affairs and is headed by the Director General of the Indian Police Service (IPS).
1. The NSG members are also known as Black Cats
2. NSG are used for
Neutralization of terrorist threats
- Handling hijacking situations in air and on land.
- Bomb disposal (search, detection and neutralisation of IEDs).
- PBI (Post Blast Investigation)
- Engaging and neutralizing terrorists in specific situations.
- Rescue of hostages
3 . NSG are used to protect VIP’s
4. NSG has a total personnel strength of about 14,500
5. Mumbai attacks NSG in action as Operation Black Tornado. Almost 60 hours of operation
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