For the largest security force fighting Naxalites in the dense jungles of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, the biggest enemy is not a gun-toting rebel, but a mosquito. Latest government data shows that more CRPF men have died due to malaria and heart attacks than have fallen to Maoist attacks in the 106 Naxal-affected districts in the country .

According to data released by the home ministry , in 2014, while 50 CRPF men died in Maoist attacks, 95 died due to various diseases. Of these 27 fell to malaria, while 35 died due to heart attack. In 2015, too, nine CRPF men have lost the battle to various diseases as against two to Maoists. The data exposes the poor working conditions for jawans in Maoist areas and lack of medical care......click for more

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