The National Security Guard will deploy an enhanced number of 'Sky Marshals' or covert armed commandos on-board Indian airliners flying to sensitive routes as part of an enhanced civil aviation security protocol, official sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said the commandos drawn from the 'Black Cat' commandos 52 Special Action Group (SAG) have been drafted to be deployed in certain national and international routes as part of a reviewed counter-hijack policy.
The National Security Guard (NSG) 'Sky Marshals' are being trebled from currently about 40 to more than 110, the sources told.

Amid bomb threats, NSG to deploy more 'Sky Marshals' in flights