CRPF constable dies by suicide in Manipur: Police
The incident comes a day after a CRPF assistant sub-inspector allegedly killed two colleagues and injured another using a service rifle before dying by suicide
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable died by suicide at his training camp in Manipur on Wednesday, officials have announced. The incident is being investigated as an unnatural death under section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Just the day before, a CRPF assistant sub-inspector allegedly shot and killed two colleagues and injured another before taking his own life in Assam.
According to the Manipur police department's 2025-26 administrative report, around 300 units of central security forces are presently stationed in Manipur. These include 206 CRPF companies, 100 Border Security Forces (BSF) companies, 21 units of Assam Rifles, 6 Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) companies, and 5 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) companies, along with army and Manipur police personnel.
In June, two battalions of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of CRPF were also sent to Manipur to deal with insurgency, recover weapons, dismantle illegal bunkers and maintain control in the region. Manipur has been in turmoil since May 3, 2023, after an ethnic clash between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities.
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