New Delhi: A total of 2,042 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel lost their lives while performing their duty in the last three years, said Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Rai, through a written reply in Rajya Sabha, submitted the data of CAPF personnel who died on duty.
"2,042 officers died on duty between 2019 and 2021 including 247 Gazetted Officers (GOs) and 1,995 Non Gazetted Officers (NGOs) belonging to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Assam Rifles," reads the answer. As per the data, a total of 622 CAPF personnel, including 15 GOs and 607 NGOs, passed away on duty in 2019, followed by 691 personnel (14 GOs and 677 NGOs) in 2020, and 729 personnel (18 GOs and 711 NGOs) in 2021.
