Mobile phones contributing to suicides
in BSF
Sunday September 30, 2012 05:58:55 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: Mobile phones are to blame for risig
suicides in the BSF as it lets the troopers know about problems in
their families, at times causing intense depression, an officer
said Sunday.
"Unable to cope with the pressure at work and familial problems,
often they are getting depressed," Additional Director General
(East) B.D. Sharma told the media here.
"Till August, 15 BSF personnel have committed suicide in the
eastern theatre. Depression is the major reason. In a sense, the
telecommunication boom can be blamed for the suicides," he said.
"You can't worry about something you don't know. That is what used
to happen earlier when letters would take weeks to reach them. But
with the advent of mobile they are now instantly aware of problems
back home."
In 2007, the number of BSF personnel committing suicide in the
eastern theatre was 18. This slid to 15 the next year. The
corresponding figures for 2009 and 2010 are 13 and 14
respectively.
Last year, 21 troopers took their own lives.
The BSF now ensures that troopers get compulsory leave on three
occasions per year.
"We have mandated that a trooper will have to go on leave at least
thrice a year. Moreover, if somebody has exhausted his leave we
arrange for his families to come over and stay for few days," said
Sharma.
Sharma, who has done a study on suicide in the forces, said in
most cases the personnel committed suicide immediately after
returning from home.
Regular counseling and motivational programmes are also conducted
to keep the personnel in right frame of mind.
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