Arun Kumar, Special Protection Group's Longest Serving Chief, Dies At 61

The Special Protection Group (SPG) was raised in 1985 with the intention to provide proximate security cover to the Prime Minister, former Prime Ministers and their immediate family members.

Director of the Special Protection Group (SPG), Arun Kumar Sinha, passed away at a hospital in Gurugram early Wednesday, an official said.

He was 61 and had been unwell for the past few months.

Mr Sinha was a 1987 batch Kerala cadre IPS Officer and serving as SPG Director since 2016.