Suresh Kumar (mountaineer)
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Suresh Kumar | |
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| Born | 1 April 1970 |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch | Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Special Protection Group |
| Rank |  Havildar |
Suresh Kumar was an Indian mountaineer. He was a member of two Indian Expeditions that conquered Mount Everest in 1992 and 1996. He is a native of Pattoli market Muthukulam, in Alappuzha district of Kerala State, India
He joined the Indo-Tibetan Border Police as a photographer in 1987 prior to which he working as a photographer at studios in Alappuzha. In 1997, he moved from Indo-Tibetan Border Police to the Special Protection Group (SPG), a special armed security force formed for the protection of Prime Minister of India and former Prime Ministers and their immediate family. He retired from Special Protection Group in 2008 after serving in the security forces of Prime Minister VP Singh, Chandra Shekhar, I. K. Gujral, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh. He worked as a Home Guard in Alappuzha city. In 1997, the Kerala government declared a cash award of ₹5 lakh, but he received only ₹1 lakh.[1]
1991 Indo-Japan Kanchenjunga Expedition
Suresh Kumar was member in the expedition as the film team in the first Indo-Japanese Kanchenjunga expedition conducted by Indo-Tibetan Border Police to the world's third highest peak, Kanchenjunga led by Major Hukam Singh in 1991.[2]