Archive · 20 Aug 2026
CRPF Forms Suicide Prevention Group After 59 Deaths
The CRPF is worried because many of its personnel have died by suicide.
It created a special group to study these deaths every month.
The group will look for repeated warning signs and ways to offer better support.
In 2025, 59 CRPF personnel died by suicide.
This was the highest yearly number recorded between 2021 and 2025.
There were 19 reported deaths by May 30, 2026.
The data also says that several deaths happened while personnel were on duty.
The CRPF hopes regular reviews will help prevent more deaths.
The Central Reserve Police Force formed a high-level core group to review suicide cases monthly.
The group will examine incidents, identify recurring risk factors and strengthen institutional support systems.
CRPF personnel recorded 59 deaths by suicide in 2025, the highest annual figure from 2021 through 2025.
Official data recorded 57 deaths in 2021, 43 in 2022, 57 in 2023 and 46 in 2024.
Nineteen deaths by suicide were reported through May 30, 2026, with several deaths occurring while personnel were on duty.
- Who
- The Central Reserve Police Force and its personnel.
- What
- The CRPF formed a high-level core group for monthly reviews of suicide and self-harm cases.
- When
- The decision followed a meeting earlier this month; 59 deaths were reported in 2025 and 19 by May 30, 2026.
- Where
- At CRPF headquarters; the locations of the deaths were not specified.
- Why
- To identify recurring risk factors and strengthen institutional prevention and support measures.
- Organization
- Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
- New measure
- A high-level core group will conduct monthly reviews of self-harm cases.
- 2025 deaths
- 59 deaths by suicide, the highest annual figure from 2021 through 2025.
- 2021 deaths
- 57 CRPF personnel died by suicide.
- 2022 deaths
- 43 CRPF personnel died by suicide.
- 2023 deaths
- 57 CRPF personnel died by suicide.
- 2024 deaths
- 46 CRPF personnel died by suicide.
- 2026 deaths
- 19 deaths were reported through May 30, 2026.