As many as 57 paramilitary personnel have died in fratricidal incidents in the country in last five years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said among the deceased, 22 belonged to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 17 were from Border Security Force (BSF), nine from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), six from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), two from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and one from the Assam Rifles.
"Causes and circumstances behind most of such cases are found to be generally personal and domestic problems like marital discord, personal enmity, mental illness, depression and financial related ones," he said in a written reply to a question.
Read Also
Watch: Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan receive son Arhaan at Mumbai airport; netizens hail their...
Mumbai Court Denies Bail To 41-Year-Old Man In ₹7.31 Crore Cyber Fraud Case, Says He Enabled Misuse Of Bank Account
Elphinstone Bridge Construction To Resume With Stricter Vibration Controls And 24/7 Monitoring After Resident Concerns: MMRDA
Mumbai News: Crackdown On Illegal Rohingya And Bangladeshi Infiltrators, Demands Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha | VIDEO
Maharashtra Launches Statewide Leprosy Case Detection Drive From Nov 17, Targets 8.66 Crore Population For Screening
