Every third day a suicide incident occurred in the Indian Army.
Over 2 decades of military suicides in India have been attributed to mental stress and depression.
Since 2001, more than 3300 Indian soldiers have committed suicide in various incidents, while in 5 years, more than 800 Indian soldiers have ended their lives because of the behavior of their superior officers.
In April this year, an Indian soldier shot dead 4 of his comrades.
On January 23, 2023, Colonel Khanna committed suicide by hanging himself from a fan, on January 9, 2023, Lt. Col. Nishant committed suicide by shooting his wife in Ferozepur.
In 2006, Lt. Sushmita Chakraborty committed suicide just 10 months after her recruitment, while in October 2019, Lt. Col. Rashmi Mishra committed suicide by setting a trap in Pune.
In December 2016, Major Anita Kumari committed suicide by shooting herself in Jammu.
Apart from this, since 2007 till now, 1243 cases of rape and sexual harassment of women officers have been reported in Indian forces.
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