Leaked Document Reveals Delhi Police Authorized RAF Pellet Gun Deployment Against Protesters
An official police document has revealed that Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel fired rubber pellets at demonstrators following explicit orders from a senior Delhi Police officer during recent violent clashes in the capital. According to the internal report, the directive to deploy non-lethal pellet munitions was issued after crowd control measures, including water cannons and multiple rounds of tear gas, failed to disperse a stone-pelting mob that broke through security barricades. The official log confirms that a Delhi Police Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) authorized the field team to use pellet guns as a secondary force measure to secure the perimeter and protect law enforcement personnel on the ground. The revelation has sparked intense political controversy and public outrage, with human rights organizations and opposition leaders questioning the proportionality of using pellet weapons in urban protest management. Civil rights advocates have raised serious concerns regarding the risk of severe injuries, particularly eye trauma, calling for an immediate independent inquiry into the decision-making protocol. In response to the growing backlash, senior Delhi Police officials defended the action as a necessary operational decision taken under extreme duress to prevent further loss of life and property damage, maintaining that all standard operating procedures and command hierarchies were strictly followed during the incident.
