383 cops died in line of duty in past one year

The majority of the police personnel were killed while dealing with cross-border firing from Pakistan, combating terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir and fighting Left-wing extremism.

Around 383 police personnel including 98 from the Border Security Force and CRPF have been killed on duty in the past year, Intelligence Bureau director Rajiv Jain said.

Jain who was speaking at the Police Commemoration Day event said that 383 personnel have been killed across the country between September 2016 and August 2017. He said that 42 were from the Jammu and Kashmir police.

Nearly 76 belonged to Uttar Pradesh police, 56 to the BSF, 49 to the CRPF, 23 to Chhattisgarh police, 16 to West Bengal police, 13 each to Delhi police and the CISF, 11 to ITBP, and 12 each to Bihar and Karnataka police.

The majority of the police personnel were killed while dealing with cross-border firing from Pakistan, combating terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir and fighting Left-wing extremism.

According to data published by the National Crime Records Bureau, a total 737 police personnel were killed on duty in 2015, including 38 in anti-terrorist operations, 36 in anti-Left wing extremism operations and 39 by other criminals. The majority of the police personnel - 616 - were killed in accidents while on duty.

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