RAF fired on protesters on order of Delhi cop, reveals police record

A police diary said that  on July 20  RAF used anti-riot guns (ARGs) twice on the instructions of a DCP-rank officer of the Delhi Police. The incident has been recorded on July 22 at 1:24 PM in the general diary entry of the Parliament Street police station of a Deputy Commandant of the RAF stating that the said RAF company,deployed in Zone 1 of Jantar Mantar was working with the DCP of Delhi Police to control the crowd. As the protests intensified, RAF personnel fired 55 non-electric shells, 15 electric shells, 5 tear smoke grenades, and two rounds from anti-riot guns. The document states that the action was taken on the command of the DCP present.
An investigation into the entire incident has already been launched within the RAF. The anti-riot gun is considered a less-lethal crowd control weapon. It differs from traditional pellet guns but falls into the same category. The RAF, anti-riot unit under the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was deployed along with the Delhi police on July 20 in and around Jantar Mantar as the Cockroach Janta Party had given a call for Parliament march to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradesh. Pellet guns and shock-batons are part of the RAF gear.