Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has been extended top category ‘Z+’ security cover. Officials said, Mr Bhagwat will now be guarded by an armed squad of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) during his stay at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur and when he travels to any place in Maharashtra and across the country.
A senior official said, the Special Security Group of CISF has been entrusted with the task of securing the VVIP after a threat analysis made in this regard necessitated that Mr Bhagwat be guarded by a trained team. He was till now being guarded by units of Maharashtra Police and its armed reserve units under the same cover. As part of the security cover, the RSS ‘Sarsanghchalak’ will have about 60 commandos round-the-clock.