Over the past five years, more than 700 personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), National Security Guards (NSG), and Assam Rifles (AR) have died by suicide. Also Read : Current Affairs — SSB Interview Material — English Study Material — AFCAT CDS NDA NCERT Notes
While 55,555 individuals have either resigned or opted for voluntary retirement, according to information presented in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, shared this data in a written response to a query.
He reported that the number of suicides in these forces was 144 in 2020, 157 in 2021, 138 in 2022, 157 in 2023, and 134 in 2024, totaling 730 cases over the five-year period.
Additionally, the statistics revealed that 47,891 personnel from the CAPF, NSG, and AR chose voluntary retirement, while 7,664 resigned during the same timeframe.
