Why are pellet guns used as a ‘non-lethal’ crowd-control measure? | Explained

They were last known to have been used during the 2024 farmers protest at Khanuari and Shambhu barrier along the Punjab-Haryana border. Though the police denied the use of pellet guns, farmer leaders had alleged then that several people were injured

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