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CHAPTER – 3

ACCIDENTAL DEATHS AND SUICIDES IN CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES (As Registered by States/UTs)

Introduction 19 Central Armed Police Forces personnel Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) died in ‘Killed in Action/Operation/Encounters refers to common nomenclature of seven etc.’ in Chhattisgarh accounted for 57.6% of security forces of the country. CAPF is under total such deaths followed by & administrative control of Ministry of Home Kashmir 39.4% (13 deaths) during 2018. Affairs. CAPF consists of (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force State/UT-wise patterns of accidental (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force deaths of CAPF personnel revealed that 31.9% (CISF), Indo-Tibetan (ITBP), and 22.7% of deaths due to Other Causes* Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Rifles (except Road/Railway Accidents) were (AR) and (NSG). reported in (7 out of 22 deaths) and CAPFs play a vital role in guarding borders Jammu & Kashmir (5 out of 22 deaths) and assisting Centre/State Governments in respectively during 2018. maintenance of internal security and in Jammu & Kashmir alone reported 57.1% curbing other illegal/unlawful activities. (12 out of 21 deaths) of total causalities in As on 1.1.2018 CAPFs have the actual ‘Deaths due to Road/Railway Accidents’ in the + strength of 9,29,289 personnel . Thus it is country during 2018. imperative to study and understand the Suicides in Central Armed Policed Forces causalities & suicides in these forces for preventive measures. In this context, the A total of 28 CAPF personnel have Bureau has started collecting data on committed suicides during 2018. The State/UT accidental deaths and suicides in CAPFs wise details on suicides committed by CAPF since 2014. personnel during the year 2018 are presented in Table–3.2. Accidental Deaths of CAPF personnel The cause-wise analysis of suicidal As per data received from States/UTs, a deaths of CAPF personnel reveals that 35.7% total of 104 CAPF personnel lost their lives in (10 out of 28 suicides) and 17.9% (5 out of 28 various accidents during 2018. The State/UT - suicides each) of suicides in CAPFs were due wise information on accidental deaths of to 'Family Problems' and ‘Marriage Related CAPF personnel during the year 2018 is Issues’ & ‘Marriage Related Issues’ presented in Table–3.1. respectively. A total of 5 suicides in CAPFs

The cause-wise analysis of accidental were due to ‘Service Related Issues’ during deaths of CAPF personnel revealed that 2018. maximum causalities of forces have been As per State & UT wise patterns of reported under ‘Killed in suicides, 5 suicides were reported in Haryana Action/Operation/Encounters/etc.’ (31.7%) (33 followed by & Assam (3 out of 104 deaths), followed by ‘Deaths due to suicides each) and Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Other causes* (except Road/Railway Kashmir, , Tamil Nadu & West Accidents)’ accounting for 21.2% (22 out of Bengal (2 suicides each) during 2018. These 8 104 deaths) of total accidental deaths in States together accounted for 75.0% (21 out of CAPFs during 2018. Deaths due to Road/ 28) of total suicides in CAPFs in the country. Railway Accidents' (21 out of 104 deaths) accounted for 20.2% of total accidental deaths 4 out of 5 suicides reported in Haryana during 2018. [Table-3.1]. were due to ‘Marriage Related Issues’. Similarly, 2 out of 2 suicides reported in Tamil Nadu were reported due to ‘Service Related ‘+’ Source: Data on Police Organisation in , as on 1.1.2018, BPR&D Issues’ during 2018.

‘ * ’ includes Air Crash, Collapse of Structure, Drowning, Electrocution, Accidental Explosion, Falls, Factory/ Machine Accidents/ Accidental Fire, Firearms, Mines or Quarry Disaster, Stampede, Sudden Deaths, Deaths of Women during Pregnancy, Deaths due to consumption of Illicit/Spurious Liquor, Killed/Injured by Animals, Poisoning, Suffocation, Drug Overdose

Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2018 [267] Figure – 3.1 Causes-wise Accidental Deaths of CAPF Personnel during 2018 (As Registered by States/UTs)

Killed in Action/Operation Other than above / Causes, 20 Encounters/etc., 33 Fratricide, 4

Deaths due to Forces of Nature, 4

Deaths Due to Deaths due to Other Causes Road/Railway (Except Accidents, 21 Road/Railway Accidents), 22

 As per data provided by States/UTs.

Figure – 3.2 Causes-wise Suicides of CAPF Personnel during 2018 (As Registered by States/UTs)

Causes not known, 2

Fall in Social Other Reputation, 1 Causes, 3 Family Problem, Drug 10 Abuse/Alcoholic Addiction, 1

Property Dispute, 1

Service Related Marriage Related Issues, 5 Issues, 5

 As per data provided by States/UTs.

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Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2018 [268]