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- The Supreme Court has directed to provide the Z+ security cover to Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani and his family members throughout India and abroad.
There are mainly six categories of security cover provided by Government
- SPG (Special Protection Group) is meant only for the Prime Minister and his immediate family. Other protection categories can be provided to anyone about whom the central or state government has inputs about a threat.
- X category security usually entails one gunman protecting the individual.
- Y has one gunman for mobile security and one (plus four on rotation) for static security.
- Y+ has two policemen (plus four on rotation) for mobile security, and one (plus four on rotation) for residence security.
- Z has six gunmen for mobile security, and two (plus eight) for residence security.
- Z+ has 10 security personnel for mobile security and two (plus eight) for residence security.
Source: TOI
