India is losing more paramilitary personnel to poor working conditions and high stress levels than to the enemy’s bullets
Shocking statistics reveal that one paramilitary troop commits suicide every three days
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel fighting Maoists in the jungles face worse conditions
The three
ailments have claimed the lives of 1,131 personnel in the last five
years, while the number of personnel killed by Maoists is only 323
The
CRPF, the country’s largest paramilitary force with over three lakh
personnel, has been stressed by fights in hostile conditions
Be
it fighting Naxals in jungles, serving in tough terrains in the north
east, or battling terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the conditions seem
to have taken a toll on the personnel, with 370 suicides between 2012
and 2014 in all paramilitary forces
The CRPF also faces the worst attrition rate among the paramilitary forces
While
other forces have seen a marginal decline in attrition rates, the CRPF
has seen a steep rise. On an average, the force saw almost 20 exits per
day in 2014
Over 6,000 personnel left the force prematurely in 2014 while the number stood at 4,186 in 2013.
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