Army suicides on the rise: AK Antony

A total of 368 defence personnel have committed suicide from 2010 to 2012, with Army recording highest number of 310 such incidents, Defence Ministry told the Lok Sabha today. In a written reply to the House, Defence Minister A K Antony presented the figures relating to suicides in the three Services. In 2010, a total of 130 such incidents came to light in which 115 involved army personnel. Navy saw one of its personnel committing suicide. 129 suicides were recorded in the armed forces in 2011 in which 102 cases happened in Army alone. Last year, 109 incidents came to light, out of which 93 were from Army.

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