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.
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.
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