The
use of word ' fragging' in official communication has
been discontinued and the term used now is 'Fratricide'. The year-wise details
of suicide/fratricide of armed forces personnel, since 2000, are as under:-
|
Year
|
Army
|
Navy
|
Air
Force
|
|
Suicide
|
Fratricide
|
Suicide
|
Fratricide
|
Suicide
|
Fratricide
|
|
2000
|
Not Available
|
07
|
01
|
-
|
22
|
-
|
|
2001
|
20
|
06
|
01
|
-
|
22
|
-
|
|
2002
|
80
|
17
|
05
|
-
|
21
|
-
|
|
2003
|
96
|
05
|
-
|
-
|
24
|
-
|
|
2004
|
100
|
05
|
03
|
-
|
13
|
01
|
|
2005
|
77
|
06
|
04
|
-
|
23
|
01
|
|
2006
|
129
|
13
|
01
|
-
|
24
|
-
|
|
2007
|
118
|
07
|
03
|
-
|
21
|
-
|
|
2008
|
123
|
03
|
02
|
-
|
26
|
01
|
|
2009
|
96
|
02
|
01
|
-
|
16
|
-
|
|
2010
|
115
|
04
|
01
|
-
|
14
|
-
|
|
2011
|
102
|
04
|
04
|
-
|
23
|
-
|
|
2012
(till
date)
|
26
|
01
|
01
|
-
|
04
|
-
|
The possible causative factors for
soldiers committing suicide/fratricide are Stress, Personal problems and Financial problems.
The physical and mental well-being of personnel is factored
in while planning deployment of personnel for counter insurgency operations.
Erosion in quality of leadership is not a contributing
factor.
The
Government has taken several steps to prevent such incidents which include
counselling, improvement in the quality of food and clothing, married
accommodation, leave concessions, facilities for movement of troops from border
areas, establishing a grievance redressal mechanism
in States.
This information was given by Minister of
Defence Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Dr.GyanPrakashPilania in Rajya Sabha today.
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