Fratricidal Incidents in the Armed Forces

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
11-August, 2015 13:17 IST
Fratricidal Incidents in the Armed Forces
Number of fratricide cases in Armed Forces during the last three years and the current year is as under:

Year - Army - Navy - Air Force
2012 - 1 - Nil - Nil
2013 - 3 - Nil - Nil
2014 - 7 - Nil - 1
2015 - 1 - Nil - Nil (upto 30.7.2015)


The possible causative factors for committing fratricide are as under:

· Stress

· Personal problems

· Financial problems.

Government has taken several steps to spread awareness about psycho-social issues and to prevent incidents of fratricide which include psychological counselling by psychological counsellors, conduct of workshops on mental health, conduct of yoga and meditation as part of unit routine, establishing a grievance redressal mechanism, improvement in living and working conditions through provision of better infrastructure and facilities, additional family accommodation, facilities for movement of troops from border areas and liberalized leave policy. These measures are taken within the existing resources and manpower of the armed forces.


This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri B.K Hari Prasad and Shri DP Tripathi in Rajya Sabha today.

 

[Indian Patriot]

The possible causative factors for committing fratricide are as under:

· Stress

· Personal problems

· Financial problems.

One more possible reason is the strict hierarchy and the divide between officer class and the jawans. There have been opinion by some retired military and civil personnel who have spoken against the batman system. It is an outdated practice and many people have called for its abolition.