Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to start ‘Chaupal’ like get-together for its personnel to vent off their mental agony. The fratricide incident occurred on November 8th morning in Chhattisgarh.
According to the reports, the Force stated in a statement that ostensibly due to some stress leading to sudden psychological disturbance, Constable Reetesh Ranjan lost his control and in a fit of rage opened fire on his colleagues. He was apprehended with his AK 47 rifle. CRPF Director General Kuldeep Singh has also ordered an inquiry into the incident and asked to submit a report with remedial measures.
The report further added that there have been over 100 cases of suicides in the largest para-military force from 2020 till September this year.
Sanction of leave to the jawans, family issues and sometimes tough postings are the major reasons for the mental stress among the forces personnel, sources in the CRPF admitted.
To resolve these issues, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all Central Armed Police Forces to ensure that every personnel positively gets 100 days to leave in a year but it is yet to be realised in practice. The Union Home Ministry also asked the CAPFs to develop a software-based transfer-posting system so that the troopers get a peace posting after a tenure of three years of ‘hard’ posting but it is also to be implemented in many forces, an official said.
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