Decrease in Fragging Incidents in Indian Defence Forces

The details of fragging (fratricide) cases in the Armed Forces for the last five years including the current year is as under:-

Year	Fragging (fratricide) case
2007	8
2008	4
2009	1
2010	2
2011 (up to November 15)	2

The possible causative factors for soldiers committing fragging (fratricide) are (i) stress/depression; (ii) domestic/personal problems; (iii) financial problems and (iv) marital discord.

The Government has taken several steps to prevent such incidents which include counseling, improvement in the quality of food and clothing, married accommodation, leave concessions, facilities for movement of troops from border areas, establishing a grievance redressal mechanism in States etc.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in written reply to Shri PiyushGoyal in Rajya Sabha on 23 November.