India, July 28 -- An entry in the general daily diary (DD), or a record logbook, at New Delhi's Parliament Street Police Station confirmed the use of pellet guns during the Parliament march the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called after a 23-day-old sit-in hunger strike at Jantar Mantar against examination irregularities on July 20.

The Hindu first reported the DD entry number 0008A, which HT has also seen, in its online edition. The entry noted that a deputy police commissioner (DCP) on duty at the spot, along with the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) deputy commandant, ordered at least two rounds of firing. HT reached out to the DCP, but he was unavailable for comment.

The deputy commandant filed the entry, saying the Ra...