No operational fatality in 12 months for CRPF, first time in 47 years
Director General GP Singh credited modern equipment, training and faster medical evacuation as the force stayed deployed across major security theatres.
- The Central Reserve Police Force completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality, marking its first such period in 47 years, Director General GP Singh announced.
- Singh attributed the milestone to modern equipment, improved training, and strategic planning. Rapid evacuation of injured personnel to advanced medical facilities significantly contributed to the outcome.
- The CRPF continues to maintain security across India, including counter-terrorism duties in Jammu and Kashmir and counter-insurgency responsibilities in the Northeast against Left-Wing Extremism.
- As Maoist activity has declined, the CRPF is increasingly focusing attention on emerging challenges in Manipur while continuing to monitor previously affected regions.
- Despite the 12-month period without fatalities, the force remains deployed in areas where significant security challenges continue. Singh reiterated commitment to keeping India safe and peaceful.
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First in 47 years: CRPF completes 12 months without any operational casualties
CRPF Director General GP Singh congratulated personnel on the milestone, saying the last operational death in the force was recorded on October 30, 2025. The previous time the CRPF went such a long period without an operational fatality was before January 1979. The milestone comes against the backdrop of another serious challenge facing the force, the rising number of personnel dying by suicide.
CRPF records 12 consecutive months without operational fatalities, a rare milestone after 47 years
The CRPF has completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality for the first time in 47 years. The force credits modern equipment, better training, strategic planning and faster evacuation of injured personnel to advanced medical facilities.
No operational fatality in CRPF in 12 months; first in 47 years - OrissaPOST
New Delhi: Country’s largest paramilitary force CRPF has recorded a “significant” milestone with no operational fatality of its troops over the last one year, a development registered after 47 years, the force chief has said. CRPF Director General (DG) G P Singh said this Sunday on X, adding the development was “specially significant” as the […]
The Central Armed Police Force (CRPF), India's premier paramilitary force, has not lost a single soldier in operations across the country in the past one year. This is the most significant achievement by the CRPF in the last 47 years (since January 1979). In 2025, 8 soldiers were killed in Naxal-affected areas and one soldier was killed during a field wiring exercise. In 2024, 12 deaths were reported from Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir and Mani…
New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has achieved a historic feat by not reporting a single death in the line of duty for 12 consecutive months. This was announced by Director General G.P. Singh. In the last 47...
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