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
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Lakshman Singh Bisht
Occupations	Former Commando Spy [2] Writer [3]
Years active	2019–present
Military career
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	15 years 6 months 10 Days
Rank	Commando [4]
Alma mater	National Security Guard [5] Belgaum Military School Army War College, Mhow Explosives engineering Research and Analysis Wing [6] Assam Rifles

Lucky Bisht, ^[7] is a former 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]}

Early life and military career

Bisht with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Lucky Bisht (right)

Bisht was born in Gangolihat, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. His grandfather died in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. ^{[11] [12]} He completed his early education at Kendriya Vidhyalaya No. 5, Mansarovar, Jaipur, ^[13] and joined the special forces at the age of 16 in 2003. ^[14] He underwent two and a half years of training in espionage and commando tactics in Israel. ^[15]

Bisht served as the security officer for Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief minister of Gujarat. ^[16] In 2022, he was interviewed by Hussain Zaidi about his life, ^[17] career and experiences as an intelligence operative for the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). ^{[18] [19]} Bisht was part of the security detail for US President Barack Obama ^[20] during his visit to India on 8 November ^[21] 2010. He has worked with various government security agencies, including the National Security Guard, Indian Army, Research and Analysis Wing, Special Forces and Assam Rifles, leading missions across multiple countries. ^{[22] [23] [24] [25] [26]}

Indian Film Industry

Bisht made his entry into the Indian film industry as a writer in 2019. ^{[27] [28] [29]} A book on his life, titled R.A.W. Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima , ^{[30] [31]} was published by Simon & Schuster on 4 July 2023 in the United States ^[32] and on 6 July 2023 in India. ^{[33] [34]} Authored by Hussain Zaidi, ^{[35] [36] [37]}

With the publication of Raw Hitman 2, Lucky Bisht became the first Indian to have a sequel written based on him. ^{[38] [39]}

Author

Bisht authored the book R.A.W Hitman 2: The Assassinations, which was published by Simon & Schuster on December 3, 2024. ^{[40] [41] [42] [43] [44]}

Bigg Boss 18

In November 2024, as per an article published by Network18 Group, ^[45] Lucky Bisht declined an invitation to appear on Bigg Boss 18. ^{[46] [47]} He cited his ongoing responsibilities with India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) ^{[48] [49]} as the reason for turning down the offer, following discussions with both the show’s official team and his own advisors. ^{[50] [51] [52] [53]}

Controversy

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]}

Bisht faced accusations for the assassination of Raju Pargai and Amit Arya. ^{[54] [55]} On 5 September 2011, the Uttarakhand Police charged him with a double murder charge. ^{[56] [57]} He spent over three years in jail, being transferred to 11 different facilities during this period. ^[2] He was released on 11 March 2015. ^{[58] [59]} Ultimately, the Nainital district court acquitted him on 6 March 2018 due to a lack of evidence. ^{[60] [61]} Bisht rejoined the Special Forces in 2018 and retired in 2019 before venturing into Bollywood later that year. ^{[62] [63]}

Lucky Bisht is a strong and influential individual ^[64] whose single statement compelled Prime Minister of Nepal K. P. Sharma Oli to call a 16 December 2024 emergency cabinet meeting to save his government. ^{[65] [66] [67]}

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	writer	Note	Ref
2019	Ehsaas				Album	[68]
2019	3D Night				Film	[69] [70]
2019	The Maniac				Film	[71]
2019	Kaun Saab (Who is it?)				Film	[72] [73]
2019	Super Laundeys (Indian TV series)				Web Series	[74]
2019	Acche Din				Film	[75]
2019	Omaya				Film
2020	Un Lamhon mein				Album	[76]
Upcoming	Victoria Cross Gabbar Singh Negi				Film	[77] [78]

See also

• List of snipers
• Research and Analysis Wing
• Killings of Raju Pargai and Amit Arya

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External links

• Lucky Bisht at IMDb
• Lucky Bisht on Instagram