RAF fired pellet gun at protesters on the directions of a Delhi Police officer, document shows
A general diary entry from the Parliament Street police station confirms that the Rapid Action Force fired pellet guns at protesters on the orders of a Delhi Police officer. This revelation contradicts earlier police denials and has sparked legal action in the Supreme Court regarding the use of kinetic projectiles against civilians.
Why it matters
The use of pellet guns in a civilian protest setting raises significant human rights concerns and questions regarding police accountability and the use of force in urban environments.
Days after Delhi Police denied the usage of pellet guns during the July 20 march to Parliament, in which at least four persons were hit with pellets, a general diary entry filed at Parliament Street police station reveals that the Rapid Action Force (RAF) fired two rounds from an anti-riot gun on the directions of a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) rank officer of the police. The Hindu has accessed the general diary entered registered at 1.24 a.m. by the RAF.
It says that to control the crowd during Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest, “on the orders of the DCP,” the RAF Deputy Commandant fired 55 rounds of non- electrical shell, 15 rounds of electrical shell, five tear smoke granite, two rounds using ballistic cartridges with plastic pellets from an anti-riot gun.
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