More paramilitary jawans commit suicide than deaths in action
The number of paramilitary jawans who have committed suicide is more than those killed in action, according to Home Ministry data for various time periods. While 529 BSF jawans have committed suicide, 491 jawans have been killed in action since 2001. The CISF has lost only one jawan in action, while 63 CISF personnel have killed themselves since 2013.