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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
In the last five years (January 2009 to June 2013), the number of casualties in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stood at 305. This number includes casualties not only in the areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), but also from Jammu & Kashmir and the Northeastern regions. Out of this, close to 270 CRPF men lost their lives in LWE affected areas alone. Majority of these casualties, not surprisingly, happened in Chhattisgarh - close to 180 lives lost. And reasons for most of these casualties are Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts that Maoists regularly use against security forces. It should not be surprising in this context that the biggest requirement for the CRPF at this moment is Mine Protected Vehicles (MPV), mine detectors and RCIED jammers.
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