India’s defense forces, including the army, navy & air force, reported 787 deaths by #suicide between 2014 and 2021, the government told #Parliament on March 22, 2021. Thread on govt data and reasons for the suicides:
3 in 4 suicides were in the #IndianArmy. The Defence Institute of Psychological Research says domestic and personal problems, marital discord, stress and financial problems were the major causes of these #suicides 
In a decade to 2019, there were 1,123 deaths by #suicide in the armed forces, government told #Parliament on September 16, 2020 bit.ly/3t7yYJp
The government said that it is providing psychological counselling, stress management, recreational facilities, a buddy system and leave concessions, and is also improving the quality of food and clothing to manage and reduce mental #stress #suicide
The defense forces also reported 20 instances of fratricide--defence personnel killing fellow members of the defense forces--between 2014 and 2021. 90% of these instances were in the #IndianArmy
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