119 suicides in paramilitary forces in 2011: Govt

Altogether 119 incidents of suicide amongst paramilitary personnel were reported in 2011 with the lead anti-naxal operations force CRPF recording the maximum of 42 instances.

Altogether 119 incidents of suicide amongst paramilitary personnel were reported in 2011 with the lead anti-naxal operations force CRPF recording the maximum of 42 instances.

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The border guarding force BSF recorded 39 such instances, SSB 12, CISF 11, ITBP and NSG three each, while the Assam Rifles reported 9 such cases during 2011.

The total suicide instances stood at 119 last year as compared to 101 the previous year amongst these forces deployed for a variety of internal security duties in different parts of the country.

Minister of state for home Jitendra Singh gave this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

A total of 11 fragging (killing another member of the same fighting squad) instances were also reported during the same period in these forces.