# CRPF Year Without Operational Fatalities

> CRPF achieves first year without operational deaths in 47 years.
- Title: CRPF Year Without Operational Fatalities · Indiatimes
- Summary: CRPF achieves first year without operational deaths in 47 years. CRPF recorded zero operational fatalities for the first time in 47 years, ending a streak of…
- Keywords: crpf, operational fatalities, jammu and kashmir, manipur, left wing extremism, maoists, naxalites, black forest operation, kareguttalu hills, medical evacuation, air ambulances, news
- Source: Indiatimes — https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-in-47-years-no-operational-fatality-in-crpf-in-an-entire-year/articleshow/135477115.cms
- Author: Bharti Jain
- Published: 2026-11-02T23:06:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: crpf, operational fatalities, jammu and kashmir, manipur, left wing extremism, maoists, naxalites, black forest operation, kareguttalu hills, medical evacuation, air ambulances, news
## CRPF milestone
CRPF completes first year without operational fatalities in 47 years.
## Last fatality date
Last operational fatality reported on October 30, 2025.
## Annual fatality rate
2,268 CRPF personnel killed in operations since 1947, averaging 28 per year.
## Highest toll
143 fatalities in 2010 due to Maoist ambush killing 75 personnel.
## CRPF DG statement
CRPF DG G P Singh credits milestone to modern hardware, better training, strategic planning and high-speed medical evacuation.
## 2026 operations
CRPF personnel led battle against LWE in 2026, hitting Maoists in pocket boroughs and eliminating their leadership.
## Manipur deployment
CRPF deployed in Manipur since violence broke out in 2023, facing ongoing violence.
## Force deployment
1.5 times the required force deployed for high-risk operations.
## Black Forest operation
Zero casualties during Op Black Forest in Kareguttalu Hills last year despite 21 Naxalites killed.
## Fatality timeline
Three-fourths to four-fifths of fatalities occur days after injury, preventable with timely medical care.
## Medical evacuation
Air ambulances take injured personnel to advanced hospitals for rapid treatment.
## Previous nil record
Last nil record was 24 months between February 1977 and January 1979.
## Sixth nil record
This is the sixth time CRPF has recorded nil fatal casualties.
## Milestone significance
Modern hardware, better training and strategic planning prevent operational fatalities.
## Key takeaway

CRPF recorded zero operational fatalities for the first time in 47 years, ending a streak of 2,268 deaths since 1947.