RAF Fired Multiple Munitions During July 20 Protests, 2 Rounds of Non-Lethal Plastic Pellets
The force is reviewing whether RAF personnel followed crowd-control rules after reports said seven pellet rounds were fired and at least three protesters were injured.
- The Central Reserve Police Force is investigating the Rapid Action Force after personnel allegedly used pellet guns during a July 20 Cockroach Janta Party protest march in Delhi's Connaught Place, marking the capital's first reported instance of such deployment.
- Demonstrators marching toward Parliament faced tear gas and baton charges as clashes erupted; sources report more than 47 RAF personnel were injured, while several protesters sustained grievous injuries from pellet fire.
- Log entries revealed one RAF member fired seven pellet rounds during the operation, with five striking protesters and two hitting the ground. RAF Inspector General Seema Dhundhia's internal review found the "force gradient" used violated training standards.
- Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh announced a "professional post-event assessment" to determine if RAF personnel followed standard operating procedures. Force headquarters will share official findings once the comprehensive investigation concludes.
- Despite previous government efforts to introduce alternatives like PAVA shells, plastic bullets, and STUN-LAC munitions since August 2016, pellet guns remain part of the force's crowd-control arsenal. Authorities maintain these weapons serve only as a last resort.
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RAF fired pellets guns on Delhi DCP’s order: Police diary - The Tribune
Contrary to the Delhi Police’s stand so far, a general diary entry at the Parliament Street police station has revealed that a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)-rank officer ordered Rapid Action Force personnel to fire pellet guns at students during their July 20 march to Parliament.
Who ordered pellet gun firing on student protesters? RAF reveals DCP's orders, Delhi Police denies amid row
Police diary entry recorded based on information provided by a Deputy Commandant-rank RAF officer states that personnel deployed in Zone 1 at Jantar Mantar were directed by a DCP to use anti-riot munitions to disperse and control the crowd during the students' protest.
RAF fired multiple munitions, including pellets during July 20 Cockroach Janta Party protests, reveals police diary
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