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Govt to look for alternatives to pellet guns as Non-lethal Weapons, appoints committee

| | Jul 27, 2016, at 01:36 am
New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the constitution of a seven-member Expert Committee under the chairmanship of T V S N Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs for exploring the other possible alternatives to Pellet Guns as Non-lethal Weapons, an official release confirmed.

Other six members of the Expert Committee include Atul Karwal, IG, CRPF, Srinagar, Shri Rajeev Krishna, IG (Ops.), BSF, Rajesh Kumar, IPS, J&K Police, Tushar Tripathy, IOFS, DDG, Small Arms, OFB, Dr. Manjit Singh, Director, TBRL, Chandigarh and Dr. Naresh Bhatnagar, Professor, IIT, Delhi

The Committee will submit its report within two months.
 

#Rajnath Singh #PIB #Pellets Guns #Non lethal weapons

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