One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man commits suicide every three days

 

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.