CJP protest: Cops probe diary entry that DCP ordered RAF to use force, pellets
Delhi Police are investigating a suspicious diary entry from a local police station that suggests a senior officer ordered the use of pellet guns against protesters. While police officials deny the use of such weapons, the incident has sparked concerns regarding crowd control tactics.
Why it matters
The potential use of pellet guns in urban crowd control is a highly sensitive issue due to the risk of severe injury and the potential for human rights violations.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police is inquiring into a “back-dated” general diary entry recorded at Parliament Street police station that surfaced Tuesday claiming that it was on the directions of a DCP that a deputy commander of the Rapid Action Force used force and fired two rounds of plastic pellets at protesters.The diary entry seems to have been recorded at 1.24am on July 22, two days after the protest on July 20.Also read: 'Marriage proposals keep coming for Abhijeet Dipke'According to the entry, the deputy commander said that during the protest, he was attached with a DCP who ordered him to use 55 non-electric shells, 15 electric shells, five tear gas grenades besides two shots of plastic pellets from an anti-riot gun.Though injuries on patients have prima facie confirmed pellets were fired, the developments point towards the first ever use of pellet guns in Delhi.
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