The National Human Rights Commission on Friday said that it had issued notice to the Union government following reports that 19 Central Reserve Police Force personnel died allegedly by suicide between January and May 22, PTI reported.The rights panel said that the reported figures raise concern about the well-being and safety of the paramilitary force personnel.Taking suo moto cognisance of an August 11 news report, the panel noted that 59 personnel reportedly died by suicide in 2025, the highest number recorded by the force in the last five years.The commission has issued notices to the Union Home Secretary and the force’s director general, seeking a detailed report within two weeks.According to the media report, 281 Central Reserve Police Force personnel died by suicide in the last five years, of whom 216 were on duty. The force recorded 57 suicides in 2021, 43 in 2022, 57 in 2023 and 46 in 2024, the rights panel noted.Edited by Tanya Shrivastava.
NHRC notice to Centre over 19 reported deaths by suicide of CRPF personnel between January and May
At 59, the paramilitary force recorded its highest number of deaths by suicide in five years in 2025, the rights panel noted.
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