Petition in Supreme Court seeks ban on pellet guns
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on the use of pellet guns by law enforcement for crowd dispersal. The petitioners, including victims of such injuries, are also requesting compensation and medical rehabilitation for those affected by recent incidents.
Why it matters
The use of non-lethal weapons in crowd control is a contentious human rights issue, balancing public order with the safety of civilians.
Retired Intelligence Bureau Special Director Yashovardhan Azad, along with two other victims of pellet gun injuries — an artist and another professional — has moved the Supreme Court to demand the decommissioning or banning of the use of wholly or partly metallic kinetic projectiles/pellets fired from pump-action rifles or projectile-action guns (PAG) for the purpose of crowd dispersal of civilian assemblies by law enforcement agencies.
They are also seeking the grant of exemplary compensation to all victims of pellet injuries caused by state action on July 20, as well as ensuring complete medical treatment, care, and rehabilitation for the aforementioned victims.
The petition said that around 4:30 p.m. on July 20, the two injured petitioners saw the crowd being pushed towards the inner circle of Connaught Place.
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