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| Difficult to follow SOP in Kashmir: CRPF tells court | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 18: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has said that given the nature of protests in Kashmir it is difficult for them to follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
In response to a Public Interest Litigation seeking ban on the lethal pellets that have killed and blinded civilians in the valley, CRPF told the high court that pellet guns were introduced in 2010 and were an accepted weapon of "riot control." "In case this is withdrawn, they would have no recourse in extreme situations, but to open fire with rifles which may cause more fatalities," it said in the affidavit submitted to the court.
The CRPF in its affidavit has said that since July 9 to August 11, it has fired over 3000 pellet cartridges (1.6 million pellets), each containing 450 metallic balls. 3765 cartridges of 9 numbers were also fired from the pump action guns.
The CRPF told the court that it had used 14 types of "less lethal and non-lethal" munitions to control crowds during the ongoing protests in the valley, which include Oleoresin grenades, pepper balls, stun grenades and electric shells. According to the CRPF IG for Kashmir, 8650 tear smoke shells have been used during the protests from July 8 to August 11.The CRPF also told the court that 2671 plastic pellets had been used.
The figures revealed in the court are the munitions used only by the CRPF while police are yet to submit the details of the ammunition used by them to control the crowds.
The CRPF also informed the court that "SOP regarding the use of firearms for crowd control in extreme situations requires that the weapon be aimed below the waist. But the situation prevailing on the streets during an ongoing law and order incident is dynamic and mobile."
Pertinently, the home ministry has constituted an expert committee to review the usage of pellet guns. |
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