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Skunk Spray: A Stench From Israel May Be Used To Drive Away Protesters In India
Skunk water - Israel's weapon of choice for crowd control - is said to smell like a mixture of excrement, noxious gas and a decomposing donkey. And that is what the government is considering for use to break up protests in India. Under attack over the use of pellet guns that wreaked havoc during protests in Kashmir last year, blinding and injuring ...
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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As An Alternative To Pellet Guns, Rajnath Singh Approves Use Of PAVA Shells In Kashmir
Use of chilli-filled grenades as an alternative to pellet guns, which will be used in rarest of rare cases, was cleared today by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for crowd control ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation led by him to restive Kashmir tomorrow.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Discontinue Pellet Guns, Says Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday said the state government should discontinue use of pellet guns for crowd control during law and order situation in view of the statement made by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in parliament.
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Government To Consider Alternatives To Pellet Gun Use In Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Government plans to reconsider the use of pellet guns by security forces when controlling crowds, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today, after widespread resort to the weapons caused multiple casualties and stirred public anger.
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Skunk Spray: A Stench From Israel May Be Used To Drive Away Protesters In India
Skunk water - Israel's weapon of choice for crowd control - is said to smell like a mixture of excrement, noxious gas and a decomposing donkey. And that is what the government is considering for use to break up protests in India. Under attack over the use of pellet guns that wreaked havoc during protests in Kashmir last year, blinding and injuring ...
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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As An Alternative To Pellet Guns, Rajnath Singh Approves Use Of PAVA Shells In Kashmir
Use of chilli-filled grenades as an alternative to pellet guns, which will be used in rarest of rare cases, was cleared today by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for crowd control ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation led by him to restive Kashmir tomorrow.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Discontinue Pellet Guns, Says Jammu and Kashmir High Court
Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday said the state government should discontinue use of pellet guns for crowd control during law and order situation in view of the statement made by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in parliament.
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Government To Consider Alternatives To Pellet Gun Use In Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Government plans to reconsider the use of pellet guns by security forces when controlling crowds, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today, after widespread resort to the weapons caused multiple casualties and stirred public anger.
