A total of 634 personnel from state police and para-military forces like BSF, CRPF and NSG were killed during a period from September 1, 2010 and August 31 this year
Over 600 police and para-military personnel lost their lives in the past one year during operations or attacks on them with CRPF, which is in the forefront of the fight against Naxals, topping the list of casualties.
A total of 634 personnel from state police and para-military forces like BSF, CRPF and NSG were killed during a period from September 1, 2010 and August 31 this year, according to official figures. CRPF topped the list of casualities with 113 followed by Uttar Pradesh (112) and and BSF (72).
During September 1, 2009 and August 31 last year, 797 police and para-military personnel lost their lives during operations or attacks on them with CRPF topping the list 191 such cases. Similarly, during 2008 September and August 2009, the police forces lost 841 lives with UP topping the list with 107 cases followed by CRPF (81) and BSF (72).
West Bengal Police lost 24 policemen during the past one year while naxal-affected states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh had 36 and 47 casualties respectively.
The figures for other states: Delhi (15), Manipur (14), Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar and Tamil Nadu (13 each), Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand (12 each), Orissa (11), Assam and Karnataka (9 each), Andhra Pradesh (6), Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya and Rajasthan (5 each) and Arunachal (4).
Nagaland had three casualties, Tripura two while Sikkim had one. Among the paramilitary forces, the RPF lost 27 personnel during the period followed by ITBP (18), CISF (10), NSG(3) and SSB (2). A Commemoration day was observed today by various police organisations in the national capital. Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta took the salute on the occasion.
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