At least 449 personnel of Indian Armed forces have committed suicide since 2011.

New Delhi : MPtimes....

               

This was disclosed by Indian Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, in a written reply to Lok Sabha, lower house of Parliament.“Reasons for such incidents include occupational hazards – long tenures of continuous deployment, family issues, domestic problems, martial discord, perceived grievances, personal issues, mental built, financial problems and inability to withstand stress,” Parrikar said.

He said that the highest number was reported from the army, where since 2011, 362 men committed suicide. He said that there were also 10 incidents of fratricide, where a soldier killed his colleague. In the air force, there were 76 suicides in the same period, and one fratricide, while the navy did not report any fratricide and had the lowest number of suicides at 11, he added.