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The Supreme Court Has Got It All Wrong On Kashmir
I do not know what prompted the Bar Association of J&K to approach the Supreme Court for a ban on the use of pellet guns in Kashmir. I am not even privy to the arguments it put fourth for imposing such a ban. But if the plea of the Association came as a surprise, the observations of the court have left me completely baffled.
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Tear Gas Shell Kills Man In Kashmir, 80-Year-Old Gets Pellet Injuries
Massive protests erupted in downtown Srinagar this evening after a young man was killed in tear gas shelling at Fateh Kadal area.
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Sorry About Kashmir Injuries, But Pellets Our 'Least Lethal' Option, Says CRPF Chief
CRPF, accused of disproportionate use of force in Jammu and Kashmir, today expressed regret for injuries caused to youths due to firing of pellet guns in the Valley and said it would use this "least-lethal" weapon only in "extreme" situations as of now.
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The Supreme Court Has Got It All Wrong On Kashmir
I do not know what prompted the Bar Association of J&K to approach the Supreme Court for a ban on the use of pellet guns in Kashmir. I am not even privy to the arguments it put fourth for imposing such a ban. But if the plea of the Association came as a surprise, the observations of the court have left me completely baffled.
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Tear Gas Shell Kills Man In Kashmir, 80-Year-Old Gets Pellet Injuries
Massive protests erupted in downtown Srinagar this evening after a young man was killed in tear gas shelling at Fateh Kadal area.
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Sorry About Kashmir Injuries, But Pellets Our 'Least Lethal' Option, Says CRPF Chief
CRPF, accused of disproportionate use of force in Jammu and Kashmir, today expressed regret for injuries caused to youths due to firing of pellet guns in the Valley and said it would use this "least-lethal" weapon only in "extreme" situations as of now.
