Lucky Bisht

Lucky Bisht[1]
Bisht in 2018, as a member of the National Security Guard
Born (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)
Gangolihat, Pithoragarh district, Uttar Pradesh (present day Uttarakhand), India
NationalityIndian
Other namesLaxman Singh Bisht
Occupations
Years active2019–present
Military career
Service / branch Army
Years of service15 years 6 months 10 Days
RankCommando[4]
Alma materNational Security Guard[5]
Belgaum Military School
Army War College, Mhow
Explosives engineering
Research and Analysis Wing[6]
Assam Rifles

Laxman Singh Bisht, also known as Lucky Bisht,[7] is an Indian Spy, Sniper and National Security Guard Commando.[8][9] He served as a personal bodyguard to politicians such as Tarun Gogoi, L. K. Advani, Chandrababu Naidu, Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[9][10] In 2009, Bisht earned the title of India's Best National Security Guard Commando.[11][12][13] In 2011, he faced allegations in connection with the twin murders of Raju Pargai and Amit Arya and was subsequently jailed. He was acquitted of all charges in 2018 due to insufficient evidence.[10] Following this, he left the special forces to pursue a career in the Hindi film industry.[10][9]

  1. ^ Bansal, Kritika. "From RAW Agent To Modi's Bodyguard To Now a Biopic In The Making. Here's The Viral Story Of Lucky Bisht". India. Com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ Gunti, Epsita (14 July 2022). "From spy to story teller". Telangana Today. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ^ Shrama, Archana (16 November 2018). "Ex-Army Officer Enters Bollywood To Serve Legendary War Stories To Masses". Outlook. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ Shina, Tejal. "Unfolding the stories of Unsung heroes". Pioneer. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ Singh, Nidhi. "Former NSG commando Lucky Bisht's story needs to be told, says author Hussain Zaidi". businessinsider. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. ^ "'रॉ हिटमैन' किताब का पोस्टर रिलीज, RAW agent Lucky Bisht की जिंदगी करेगी बयां – mobile". punjabkesari. 9 June 2023.
  7. ^ Bhandari, Kabir Singh (30 July 2022). "Bollywood Is Making A Movie On This Spy Who Was Bodyguard to PM Narendra Modi. This Is His Amazing Story". Entrepreneur.
  8. ^ Sharma, Nikhil (19 August 2024). "'बैठकी: रॉ एजेंट,भारत के बेस्ट स्नाईपर, 'Agent Lima' के नाम से मशहूर लकी बिष्ट ने जेल, सीक्रेट सर्विसf पर क्या खुलासे किए?". Lallantop (in Hindi).
  9. ^ a b c Murthy, Neeraja (4 July 2023). "Lucky Bisht's story in the book 'R.A.W Hitman: The real story of Agent Lima'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. ^ a b c "The curious case of former NSG commando & RAW agent Lucky Bisht". Moneycontrol. 8 July 2023.
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  12. ^ Sharma, Archana (12 April 2021). "Ex-Army Officer Enters Bollywood To Serve Legendary War Stories To Masses". Outlook.
  13. ^ "Former NSG Commando forays into Bollywood". The Quint. 16 November 2018.