SUICIDE RATE IN CAPFs

March 30, 2022

As many as 156 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) took their own life in 2021, the highest in almost a decade, according to information provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the Lok Sabha.

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The CAPFs that comprise various security forces such as the CRPF, CISF, ITBP, SSB, BSF, NSG and Assam Rifles are deployed in various internal security and border guarding duties.
From 2012, the total number of CAPF personnel who killed themselves stood at 1,205. The incidents saw a sharp increase in the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown years, with 143 and 156 committing suicide in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
From 2012 to 2019, the numbers stood at 118, 113, 125, 108, 92,125, 96 and 129, respectively.

Source : The Hindu

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