Laxman Lucky Bisht, also known as Lucky Bisht,^[7] is a former NSG commando and intelligence operative.^[8] He served as a personal bodyguard to politicians such as L. K. Advani, Chandrababu Naidu, Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.^[8][9] In 2009, Bisht earned the title of India's Best NSG Commando.^[10][11][12] 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.^[9] Following this, he left the special forces to pursue a career in the Hindi film industry.^[9][8]

Quick Facts Born, Nationality ...

Lucky Bisht[1]
In 2018 was deployed in National Security
Born	(1988-06-01) June 1, 1988 (age 35) Gangolihat, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Laxman Singh Bisht
Occupation(s)	Former Commando & Spy[2] Present 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

Close

Bisht was born in Gangolihat, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. His grandfather died in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.^[13][14] He completed his early education at Kendriya Vidhyalaya No. 5, Mansarovar, Jaipur,^[15] and joined the special forces at the age of 16 in 2003.^[16] He underwent two and a half years of training in espionage and commando tactics in Israel.^[17]

Bisht served as the security officer for Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief minister of Gujarat.^[18] In 2022, he was interviewed by Hussain Zaidi about his life,^[19] career and experiences as an intelligence operative for the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).^[20][21] Bisht was part of the security detail for US President Barack Obama^[22] during his visit to India on 8 November 2010.^[23] 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.^{[24][25][26][27]}

Bisht made his entry into the Indian film industry as a writer in 2019.^[28][29][30] A book on his life, titled R.A.W. Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima,^[31][32] was published by Simon & Schuster on 4 July 2023 in the United States^[33] and on 6 July 2023 in India.^[34][35] Authored by Hussain Zaidi,^[36][37][38] the book became a bestseller within three weeks.^[39][40][41] Its foreword was penned by Neeraj Kumar, former Delhi Police Chief.^{[42][10][43][44][45]} This publication is the second book by Simon & Schuster on an Indian individual,^[46][47] following Sachin Tendulkar.^[48]

Bisht faced accusations for the assassination of Raju Pargai and Amit Arya.^[49][50] On 5 September 2011, the Uttarakhand Police charged him with a double murder charge.^[51][52] He spent over three years in jail, being transferred to 11 different facilities during this period.^[2] He was released on 11 March 2015.^[53][54] Ultimately, the Nainital district court acquitted him on 6 March 2018 due to a lack of evidence.^[55][56] Bisht rejoined the Special Forces in 2018 and retired in 2019 before venturing into Bollywood later that year.^[57][58]

• List of Snipers
• R.A.W. Hitman

• Hussain, Zaidi (2023). R.A.W. Hitman: The Real Story of Agent Lima. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-93-92099-63-2.