India, July 29 -- At least two rounds of pellets were used on July 20 on the orders of a deputy commissioner of the Delhi Police, according to the statement of a deputy commander of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) recorded in a general diary entry at the Parliament Street police station.

The diary entry - filed at 1.24am on July 22 by a Delhi Police sub-inspector and seen by HT - is the first document that shows the usage of pellets during a sprawling student march to Parliament on July 20.

"...Dated 20/07/2026 DC Satish Kumar Sangwan deputy commander B 108 RAF sahab came to the DO office and said that [he] was on duty with Zone 1 Jantar Mantar DCP North Raja Bhatiya on whose orders Non Electrical shell - 55, Electrical - 15, Tear Smoke Gr...