Pellet Guns

The Supreme Court said pellet guns can be used only in exceptional cases under existing rules. Here is what the SOPs say about their use

The Supreme Court said pellet guns cannot be banned while existing rules permit their use in exceptional cases, but allegations of misuse can be examined individually

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to preserve the ammunition log of RAF deployed at Jantar Mantar during students' protest against NEET paper leak. The top court questioned one of the prayers sought in a plea filed by former Central Information Commissioner and retired IPS officer Yashovardhan Azad and two victims seeking a complete ban on use of metallic pellet guns to deal with law and order situations. It referred to the advisory of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) and said police are empowered to use pellet guns in exceptional situations. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of the submissions of senior advocate Vrinda Grover and asked the Delhi government to provide the best treatment to those who suffered pellet injuries during the NEET paper leak protest here. The bench, however, said it was ready to examine the use of pellet guns in the July 20 protests called by Cockroach Janta Par

The concept of "national champions" has been adopted in order to build up weapons suppliers with national and global scale, he said

According to Union Home ministry, pellet guns, tear gas and chilli-filled shells are considered as non-lethal weapons for controlling crowd during protests

Govt offers bullet trains for everyone else but pellet guns for Kashmiris. No wonder their newspapers read different

Earlier, SC had said that the pellet guns won't be used only if stone pelting stops

Pellet guns will continue to be used as the last resort in the non-lethal category

Security forces have introduced plastic pellets and PAVA shells to control the mobs

CJI J S Khehar-led bench also expressed concern over injuries of minors involved in protests

Modified version of pellet guns will have a deflector

Ninety-two civilians have been killed and over 12,000 injured in Jammu and Kashmir since July 9

The court said 'it is manifest that so long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable'

PAVA shells might be used as an alternative; Tear Smoke Unit of BSF recommended first lost of at least 50,000 shells

Demonstration was held of the maiden shells and an expert committee has also given thumbs up for its use

Association has moved a PIL before the High Court praying therein that the use of pellet guns be totally banned as a means of crowd control