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| Police claim security forces yet to get non-lethal weapons | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu,August 9: Senior police functionaries have made it clear that there is nothing like "non-lethal" weapons which could be used for tackling violent street protests.Referring to suggestions emanating from various quarters that the security forces,deployed in Kashmir,be equipped with non-lethan weapons for dealing with angry protesters in order to reduce the possibility of loss of life a senior police officer posted in Srinagar said that "except for lathis and batons the security forces do not have any other type of non-lethal weapons."
In reply to a question the officer said that the security forces invariably used rubber pellets while tacking violence street protests in recent weeks in Kashmir but it has been found that even the rubber pellets can cause major injuries if fired from close r ange and if the pellt hits any sensitive part of the body.
About the pepper guns he said that the weapon was being introdced gradually in the CRPF and the police are yet to get it.He also disclosed that whenever the level of violence peaked the security forces had to resort to heavy teargassing and firing.He said that already the valley had manpower shortage as far as the the number of security personnel on duty was concerned and hence "we had to resort to tear gassing and firing to quell violence and in various cases these st eps were taken in self defence when security personnel were gheroed by the protesters with the intention of lynching them."
He said that the level of stress and strain under which the security forces workd during the last two months had started declining following additional companies of paramilitary forces having reached Srinagar.Asked whether the Government will introduce rotatational duty for the security forces in order to the level of fatigue syndrome he said that there was no procedure of rotational duty in the police.The police officer wanted to dispel an impr ession that has gone round the valley that the security forces reacted in panic and said that the "police and the CRPF obser ved great restraint while dealing with violence demonstrators."
In reply to another question he emphatically denied reports on absenteeism in the police.He said "may be it was there in the civil services but as far as the police is concerned all ranks,despite threats,remained on duty.He said the level of violence witnessed in the valley during the last over two months was an acid test for the police and "we are happy that the police has passed this test."
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