World · South & Central Asia · 5 hrs ago
CRPF records first year without operational fatalities in 47 years
India’s Central Reserve Police Force went 12 months without an operational fatality, the first time in 47 years.
The force operates in high-risk areas including Jammu and Kashmir, parts of India affected by left-wing extremism, and Manipur.
Its last operational death was reported on October 30, 2025.
CRPF officials credit better training, planning, protective gear and faster medical evacuation for the milestone.
Since 1947, 2,268 CRPF personnel have died in operations, averaging more than 28 a year.
Officials say many deaths occur days after an injury, so timely treatment can help prevent fatalities.
The force has recorded zero fatal casualties six times, though the previous time was a 24-month period from February 1977 to January 1979.
The Central Reserve Police Force has completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality, the first such year in 47 years.
Its last operational fatality was reported on October 30, 2025.
CRPF Director General G P Singh credited the milestone to modern equipment, improved training, strategic planning and faster evacuation of injured personnel.
The force continued high-risk deployments in Jammu and Kashmir, areas affected by Left-wing extremism and Manipur.
Since 1947, 2,268 CRPF personnel have been killed in operations, according to the report.
- Who
- The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
- What
- It completed a year without an operational fatality for the first time in 47 years.
- When
- The 12-month period ended in 2026. The last operational fatality was on October 30, 2025.
- Where
- Across CRPF deployments, including Jammu and Kashmir, Left-wing extremism-hit areas and Manipur.
- Why
- The CRPF director general credited modern equipment, better training, strategic planning and rapid evacuation of injured personnel.
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The last operational fatality was reported.
CRPF completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality.
- Operational-fatality-free period
- 12 consecutive months
- Last operational fatality
- October 30, 2025
- CRPF personnel killed in operations since 1947
- 2,268
- Highest annual toll
- 143 in 2010
- Zero-fatality operation cited
- Op Black Forest in Kareguttalu Hills, last year; 21 Naxalites were killed
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A significant milestone in the history of CRPF - 12 consecutive months have passed without any operational fatality, the last operational fatality being on Oct 30, 2025
There was not a single casualty during Op Black Forest in Kareguttalu Hills last year, even as 21 Naxalites were killed