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The CRPF has completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality for the first time in 47 years. (ET Now Digital/X-@crpf_srinagar)
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality for the first time in 47 years, Director General GP Singh said on Monday. Singh said the last operational fatality in the force was recorded on October 30, 2025. The previous period during which the CRPF went a year without an operational death ended in January 1979.
Singh attributed the milestone to the use of modern equipment, improved training and strategic planning, along with better medical response and evacuation facilities for injured personnel. "Provision of latest & contemporary hardware, better training & strategic planning along with focus on post incident response including high speed evacuation of injured personnel to secondary and tertiary medical facilities has contributed immensely in achieving this milestone," he said in a post on X.
He said the achievement was particularly noteworthy as the force continued to remain deployed and actively engaged across major operational theatres. "It's specially significant since this has happened while we continue to be deployed and engage intensely in all the major operational theatres achieving significant breakthrough results," Singh said.
The CRPF chief said the force remained committed to keeping the country peaceful and safe for its citizens.
The CRPF is India's largest Central Armed Police Force and plays a key role in maintaining internal security. Its deployments cover counter-insurgency, anti-Naxal operations, law-and-order duties and election security.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the force is tasked with combating terrorism and maintaining law and order. Its responsibilities in the Union Territory also include road opening duties, static security, protection of vital installations and VIPs, and security arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra. It is also deployed to assist in conducting peaceful elections in the region.
The CRPF is also a key part of the country's anti-Naxal operations. Its specialised CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) units are trained in guerrilla and jungle warfare and deployed in Maoist-affected areas. The force operates in states including Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar and Maharashtra, where its personnel carry out operations against Maoist groups.
The Centre declared India free of Left-Wing Extremism on March 31, 2026, after the number of LWE-affected districts fell from 126 in 2014 to zero. The CRPF has played a major role in operations against Maoist groups, particularly in the country's central and eastern regions.
Sohil Sehran is a journalist with over 12 years of experience covering politics, national affairs and security. He has reported extensively from Jammu and Kashmir and covered elections across several states, bringing on-ground experience to his reporting on some of India’s most consequential political and national stories. Over the course of his career, Sohil has worked across print, broadcast and digital journalism, with stints at Times Now, Brut India and Hindustan Times, among other news organisations. His work has taken him from the field to the newsroom, covering politics, public policy, security and the stories shaping India.
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