New pellet guns in Jammu and Kashmir soon
The modified version of the weapon will have a “deflectorâ€, an attachment to prevent the pellets from going up.
New Delhi: The CRPF, deployed in the Kashmir valley to contain insurgency, will be using a modified version of the pellet gun to ward off protests and during anti-militancy operations. The traditional pellet guns have left several protesters in Jammu and Kashmir with severe eye injuries. CRPF director general K. Durga Prasad, who is retiring on Tuesday, said that the decision for the modification was taken to minimise injuries.
The modified version of the weapon will have a “deflector”, an attachment to prevent the pellets from going up. CRPF has tasked a special BSF workshop to deploy these deflectors to ensure that the shrapnels do not hit above the abdomen.
“PAVA shells, which contain chilli powder and they are good in certain situations. But we have made it clear that the CRPF men will use whatever the situation demands,” the outgoing CRPF chief said.