DLB 1 DLB 2 The (NSG) is an Indian special forces unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). It was raised in 1984, following and the assassination of , "for combating terrorist activities with a view to protect states against internal disturbances“.

NSG is under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs. However it is not categorised under the uniform nomenclature of Central Armed Police Forces. It has a special forces mandate, and its core operational capability is provided by the Special Action Group (SAG) which is drawn from the . The Special Rangers Group (SRG), the police component of NSG, which also handles VIP security, is composed of personnel on deputation from other Central Armed Police Forces and State Police Forces. The NSG personnel are often referred to in the media as Black Cats because of the black outfit and black cat insignia worn on their uniform

DLB 3 • History • 29–30 April 1986: About 300 NSG commandos and 700 troops stormed the in Operation Black Thunder I. The Temple was cleared and handed over to Punjab Police on 1 May 1986. 300 Sikh militants were captured, and there were no deaths or injuries for either side • January 1988: The NSG conducted Op Black Hawk, a heliborne operation in the Mand area of Punjab. In this operation two terrorists were killed and one 7.62mm was recovered. It was a massive operation

DLB 4 DLB 5 • 12 May 1988: 1,000 NSG commandos (all ranks) surrounded the Golden Temple for yet another assault, in Operation Black Thunder II. • Sniper teams armed with Heckler & Koch PSG-1 rifles with night scope took up positions, including atop a 300-foot water tower. While commandos from the 51 SAG divided into assault squadrons, the SRG were used to seal off the area around the temple and for tactical support. • In the three-day operation between 15–18 May 1988, the NSG cleared the temple. 40 terrorists were killed, and 200 surrendered. In the mid-1990s, a NSG battalion was again deployed in Punjab to confront the Sikh rioters. • There they began training the Punjab Police in counter-terrorism

DLB 6 DLB 7 • 4 August 1989: Operation Mouse Trap in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab, in conjunction with Punjab Police and other security forces. NSG was able to demonstrate that it was possible to achieve area dominance at night, if the strategy and tactics were right. Ved Marwah calls this Operation Night Dominance. • 10 November 1990: NSG task force flown to Kolkata to rescue hostages of a Thai airbus by Burmese students. • 25–26 January 1991: The NSG was involved in Operation Ani Ben, on CI tasks in Baroda, (Gujarat) where Punjab terrorists were holed up inside a house. Two terrorists were killed and two AK-47s were recovered

DLB 8 • 24–25 April 1993: NSG Commandos storm a hijacked Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 141 passengers on board at airport during Operation Ashwamedh. • Indian Airlines Flight IC427 was involved in an aircraft hijacking that took place in between 24 and 25 April 1993. Commandos from the National Security Guard (NSG) rescued all 141 hostages of the Indian Airlines Boeing 737, on the ground at Amritsar airport. The lone hijacker, Mohammed Yousuf Shah, was killed within 5 minutes of commandos entering the plane, before he could react and harm any of the hostages. The rescue was code-named Operation Ashwamedh. • Two hijackers, including their leader, Mohammed Yousuf Shah, are killed and one is disarmed before. No hostages are harmed. • 15 July 1999: NSG commandos end a 30-hour standoff by killing 2 terrorists and rescuing all 12 hostages unharmed in J&K. The terrorists had attacked a BSF campus near Srinagar, killed 3 officers and the wife of another. The 12 hostages were kept locked in a room

DLB 9 DLB 10 • December 1999: Terrorists hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC814 from Nepal, and landed in Amritsar, Punjab. Within minutes of landing, the Crisis Management Group (CMG), which authorised the use of the NSG, was informed. • But the CMG wasted precious hours and by the time the go-ahead was issued, it is too late. On the other hand, the NSG team on alert was elsewhere and no other team was raised during the delay. • The hijacked plane took off before the NSG reached Amritsar Airport. The plane landed in Kandahar, Afghanistan where one hostage was killed. Finally, the Indian Government agrees to the terrorists' demands to release three jailed terrorists. The hostages are released and the terrorists escaped to Pakistan

DLB 11 DLB 12 DLB 13 DLB 14 DLB 15 • September 2002 – SAG commandos fly to the Karnataka state in India, in an effort to catch sandalwood smuggler and forest brigand Veerappan, in the wake of kidnapping of a former minister of the state cabinet, Nagappa. They pull out after suggesting that intelligence for the operation was inadequate. A small team is left behind to help, the hostage is eventually killed in December 2002. • October 2002 – Two terrorists attack Akshardham temple complex in Gujarat. NSG flies in, delayed by traffic in Delhi. They carry out assaults in which one commando was martyred and another one is seriously injured and was in a coma, passed away after 18 months. But by morning the two terrorists are killed and the operation successfully completed

DLB 16 • 26 November — Operation Black Tornado and Operation Cyclone to flush out terrorists & rescue hostages after multiple attacks across Mumbai, India. • Major and Havaldar Gajender Singh Bisht of the Special Action Group lost their lives during the operations. • Over 900 rooms were scanned, 9 Terrorists killed and over 600 hostages rescued during the Operation.

DLB 17 DLB 18 DLB 19 • 2016 Pathankot attack - An NSG team took part in the operation to neutralize terrorists where Lt. Col. Niranjan lost his life defusing a grenade or IED booby trapped on the body of a dead terrorist, and 12 other members of the unit were injured. Six terrorists were neutralised in the operation by the NSG, Defence Security Corps and the Garud Commando Force

DLB 20 DLB 21 DLB 22 • ForceEquipment • Glock knife • Glock 17 9mm semi-automatic pistol • Heckler & Koch MP5A3/A5/SD3/SD6/K – 9mm sub-machine gun • SIG SG 551SB/SG 553LB/SG 553SB 5.56mm NATO carbine • Beretta SC70/90 5.56mm NATO assault rifle • FN SCAR-L 5.56mm NATO assault rifle • M16A1 5.56mm NATO assault rifle • AKMS 7.62×39mm assault rifle • Heckler & Koch PSG1 7.62mm NATO semi-automatic sniper rifle • SIG Sauer SSG 3000 7.62mm NATO bolt-action sniper rifle • Barrett M98B .338 Lapua Magnum bolt-action sniper rifle • Franchi SPAS-15 12 gauge combat shotgun • IMI Negev 5.56mm NATO light machine gun • FN MINIMI 7.62TR 7.62mm NATO light machine gun • CornerShot • Taser

DLB 23 • Advance audio communication set • GPS and GPRS technological systems • Wall surveillance radars • Night vision devices • Protective goggles • Thermal imaging cameras • Mini remotely operated vehicle • Ghillie suit • Combat helmet with built in hands-free communication sets • Bulletproof vest Level III NIJ • Knee pad and elbow pads • Chartered helicopters and ability to operate civilian aircraft for emergencies • Renault Sherpa 2 APC

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