Manufactured in 2013 and registered in December 2014, the three Renault MD-5 specialised armoured vehicles, according to the order, have in the last 9 years covered only about 6,000 km, 9,500 km and 15,000 km respectively “as they are being used only for specific tactical purpose”.
A resident of Aligarh, Sharma is a science graduate with a B.Tech (mechanical) degree. He joined the IPS in 1991. He has held several important positions in Uttar Pradesh — he was Meerut IG and after his promotion, he was shifted to Police Training School in Meerut as ADG in 2016.
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The SPG is an elite force, specifically raised for the protection of the country’s Prime Minister, former PMs and their immediate family. The force is currently 3,000 strong and it was started in 1985 in the wake of the killing of PM Indira Gandhi in 1984.