The Delhi police’s Security Wing spent ₹43.51 crore on hiring vehicles to provide protection to VVIPs between 2021 and 2025, the police department has stated in response to a Right to Information (RTI) query filed by The Hindu.
The Security Wing is a specialised unit responsible for providing security, protection, and escort services to VIPs and VVIPs – including the Prime Minister, who falls under the Special Protection Group, various Chief Ministers and high-profile politicians, who receive Z+ security, and important dignitaries who visit the Capital.
The department’s reply shared data showing that the Security Wing spent ₹23.13 crore on hiring vehicles in the financial year 2022-23 in the run-up to the 18th G20 Summit hosted in New Delhi.
This was followed by an expenditure of ₹16.89 crore in the 2023-24, the year in which the country hosted the high-profile event, during which dignitaries from across the globe visited the Capital.
However, despite high spending in previous years, the Security Wing spent only ₹2.05 crore in 2024-25. Speaking to The Hindu, a senior official said the department’s spending changed after a large number of vehicles were purchased in 2023 in the run-up to the G20 Summit.
