Taskforce on Suicides in CAPFs

Sakshi Education

A taskforce of senior officers formed by the Home Ministry a few months ago to investigate cases of suicide in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will also submit a complete report on occurrences of fratricide, in which seven BSF members were killed.
The panel will submit recommendations and case study analysis not only for cases where troops take the extreme measure of taking their own life but also for cases where comrades-in-arms are also targeted.
The last few fratricide incidents that occurred in these forces will be considered.
A draft report will be created and distributed to CAPFs for final comments before being submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
IPS officer V S K Kaumudi, the special secretary (internal security) in the home ministry, is heading this taskforce, along with an additional/special director general rank officer from the ITBP, BSF, SSB, CISF, and Assam Rifles each as panel members. When the panel was formed in December 2021 it was being led by CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh.
The group has been tasked with developing a strategy to identify important protective factors and risk factors at the individual level. It will also examine existing and future protective factors and explore prevention measures, as well as interact with domain experts and conduct research.

Published date : 09 Mar 2022 03:32PM