New Delhi, July 24 -- Were pellet guns used at the Cockroach Janata Party "Sansad Chalo" protest march on July 20? While police have denied firing pellet gun shots at the peaceful protesters, photos, videos and accounts by those suffering tell a different story.

A pellet gun is a type of air gun or a specialised shotgun used for sport, pest control, or crowd control. It fires small metal or lead projectiles using compressed air, gas, or a spring, rather than gunpowder.

They were last used by central forces during the 2024 farmers' protest in Haryana, the 2023 student protests in Manipur and the 2016 Kashmir unrest.

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