1.3 million pellets, 8,650 tear-smoke shells, 2,671 plastic pellets used by CRPF in a month, J&K HC told The use of pellet guns has been heavily criticised for it has caused injuries, and also death in a few cases, in the ongoing protests in the Kashmir Valley. (Friday, August 19, 2016 ) 1.3 million pellets were used in 32 days by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to control protests in the state, the paramilitary force told the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday, reported The Hindu. The CRPF was responding to a public interest litigation which sought a ban on the use of pellet guns. Between July 8 and August 11, it used 3,000 pellet cartridges, 8,650 tear-smoke shells, 2,671 plastic pellets along with 14 types of “less lethal and non-lethal” munitions like oleoresin grenades, pepper balls and stun grenades, the report states. The Hindu report adds that the CRPF also informed the HC that "pellet guns were introduced in 2010 as an accepted weapon of riot...