New Delhi, July 28 -- Retired IPS officer Yashovardhan Azad, along with two other individuals who are alleged to have sustained pellet gun injuries during the recent protest during the march to Parliament over the NEET paper leak, have approached the Supreme Court.

They sought a direction to phase out or prohibit the use of metallic or partially metallic kinetic projectiles fired from pump-action rifles and projectile-action guns (PAGs) for dispersing civilian crowds during law enforcement operations.

Azad, Prashant Kumar and Sheikh Irshad Mansoori also sought exemplary compensation for all those who suffered pellet injuries during the July 20 police action.

The petition also sought directions to ensure comprehensive medical treatment,...