Indian Army suicides, fratricides amongst highest in the world
Shares
The 15-lakh Indian armed forces continue to lose over 100 personnel a year in stress-related deaths in the form of suicides, fragging and fratricide.
These are only the official figures which are disclosed by media, the actual figures are much higher than these which make Indian Army as one of the top most Armies in number of suicides and fratricides.
Soldiers often undergo tremendous mental stress for not being able to take care of the problems being faced by their families back home.
In 2016, the Army overall recorded 101 suicides and two cases of fratricide, while the figure for IAF was 19 and one. The Navy, in turn, had five suicide cases.
This despite all the so-called measures undertaken by the defence establishment to reduce stress among soldiers, airmen and sailors deployed far away from their families.
Soldiers often undergo tremendous mental stress for not being able to take care of the problems being faced by their families back home.
