The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has initiated a probe into allegations of its personnel using disproportionate force and firing pellet guns during the July 20 “Sansad Chalo” march in Delhi, reported PTI on Friday,
citing officials.
According to the officials, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has asked the inspector general (IG) of the RAF, its special anti-riots unit, to verify the sequence of events its various teams undertook to “control” the protesters as well as incidents where they were attacked.
The probe order came amid the ongoing row over allegations the RAF officials used a pellet gun on the protesting students during the march from Jantar Mantar on July 20 over NEET paper leak case.
Earlier in the day, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, also launched a scathing attack at the central government and questioned the usage of disproportionate force on the protesters.
“The government is saying there is no use of pellet guns, but I can show you a victim here with me,” he said, adding that the government was trying to suppress facts related to the crackdown on students.
While several media outlets have reported about the usage of pellet guns during the protest, the government has refuted all the claims.
