A report says that VIPs at an average get three cops to protect them from any threat, whereas for every 663 commoners there is only one policeman.
This massive disparity shows that VIP culture still continues in the country despite assurances from the government that they are against special treatment to VIPs.
Data compiled by the Bureau of Police Research and Development, says that about 60000 cops protect about 20000 VVIPs. This means that average 2.73 cops protect every VIP. This average comes dismally low for the citizens of the country who pay the taxes.
The data says that the trend of keeping security is more prevalent in north and east India. In Bihar, 3,200 VIPs are being protected by 6,248 cops.
In West Bengal, 2,207 VIPs are protected by 4,233 cops. Interestingly, only 501 are officially sanctioned for this purpose.
The state of Punjab has 5,315 cops protecting 1,852 VIPs; Jammu and Kashmir have 2,075 VIPs secured by 4,499 police personnel. 489 VIPs are given protection in Delhi and a whopping 7,420 policemen are deployed for this purpose.
