The number of defence personnel gone missing during the last three years is as under:-

Year	Army	Navy	Air Force
2014	02#	05**	-
2015	02*	-	-
2016 (as on 8.12.2016)	05	01**	16^

 

#          Excluding 01 dead body of missing personnel recovered.

*          Excluding 03 dead bodies of missing personnel recovered.

**       All 06 individuals presumed dead.

^          Mishap of AN-32 aircraft over Bay of Bengal on July 22, 2016.

 

Action with respect to missing defence personnel is taken as per extant guidelines on the subject.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to ShriLaxmi Narayan Yadavin Lok Sabha today.

NAMPI/Rajib

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