A tragic incident occurred at a CRPF camp in Lamsang, Imphal West district of Manipur around 8 PM when Havaldar Sanjay Kumar from the 120th battalion opened fire on his colleagues during a routine interaction, before turning the weapon on himself. The shooting resulted in the death of a constable and a sub-inspector, while eight others were injured.
The injured personnel were rushed to the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, where the bodies of the deceased were also taken for post-mortem examination. Senior officials from both the police and CRPF immediately responded to the scene.
Police have categorized this as a suspected case of fratricide and have launched an investigation into the incident.
In the winter Session of the Rajya Sabha, it was revealed that long hours of duty and sleep deprivation are not only making jawans posted with the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to die by suicide, but also take voluntary retirement before they complete their service. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in data shared with the Rajya Sabha said 730 jawans have died by suicide, and over 55,000 either resigned or took voluntary retirement.
Mainly, death by suicide among jawans is due to personal reasons. The task force that studied reasons for increase in suicide among CAPF personnel said more than 80 per cent of those who died by suicide were reported after they returned home from leave.
"Mainly reasons include the death of a spouse or family member, marital discord or divorce, financial difficulties, and inadequate education opportunities for children," the report said.
To tackle this, the MHA said it has been ensuring more and more personnel get time to spend with their families.
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CRPF Jawan on duty in Manipur (file photo)

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February 14, 2025 | 07:21 IST