The country's largest Central Armed Police Force (CRPF) has created a historic record on the security front. Between 30 October 2025 and 30 October 2026, i.e. during the entire 12 months, not a single CRPF soldier was martyred during any operation. This has been seen after 47 years. Earlier such a phase had ended in January 1979. According to the Director General of the force, this has been possible due to modern equipment, better strategic planning, advanced training and immediate transportation of injured soldiers to the hospital.
Are better strategies and modern equipment the only reason behind this historic achievement? Or has the structure of security challenges in the country changed? Statistics show that on one hand there has been a huge decline in Naxalite violence. On the other hand, there has been a large deployment of CRPF on new sensitive fronts like Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir. This means that the dangers for the soldiers have not ended but their place has changed.
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Journey from 2010 to 2026
If we look at the statistics of deaths in the history of CRPF, it becomes clear that there has been a huge improvement in the security situation with time. In 2010, there was a major Maoist attack in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh in which 75 people lost their lives. After this, in 2019, there was a suicide terrorist attack in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir in which about 40 soldiers were martyred. In 2024, a total of 12 soldiers were killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh, Jammu-Kashmir and Manipur. Till October 30, 2025, 9 soldiers have died.
There has not been a single occasion between 31 October 2025 and 30 October 2026. For the first time in 47 years, the figure of zero deaths has been crossed in 12 consecutive months. The events of 2010 and 2019 were associated with major attacks, while the data for 2024 and 2025 reflect damage caused during routine operations.
Has the graph of deaths reduced due to weakening of Naxalism?
This huge reduction in CRPF deaths is directly related to the decline of Naxalism. Home Ministry figures testify to this change. In the year 2010, where 1,936 incidents of Naxalite violence were recorded. Whereas in 2025 it will come down to just 234. This means it reduced by about 88%. There were a total of 1,005 deaths of civilians and security forces in 2010, which dropped to 100 in 2025.
The number of police stations affected by violence also reduced from 465 to 119. The country was officially declared 'LWE-Free' (Left Wing Extremism Free) on 31 March 2026. It is clear that in the Naxal affected area where there was once the greatest risk for the soldiers, the situation is now under control to a great extent.
Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir
Peace on the Naxal front does not mean that the challenges facing CRPF soldiers are over. Battalions of the force are now being deployed in other sensitive areas. After the violence in Manipur, 200 companies of CRPF with about 20,000 personnel were deployed there. Two new units of special commando squad 'CoBRA' were sent there. In view of the danger, a new SOP was issued for the soldiers. Movement of vehicles without bulletproof vehicles was banned. About 100 indigenous 'Marksman' light bulletproof vehicles were deployed.
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A blueprint was drawn to deploy 21 new companies of CRPF for anti-terrorist operations in the hilly and forested areas of Udhampur and Kathua. The units freed from the Naxal front are being shifted to anti-insurgency operations in the Jammu region.
CRPF's record of zero operational deaths for 12 consecutive months is certainly a great achievement. This is the result of better training of our soldiers, modern technology and timely medical support. However, the increasing deployment of CRPF in areas like Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir shows that the security challenges within the country have not ended but their nature and location have changed.