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Opinions

From pellet guns, lathicharge, to media intimidation, everything dubbed wrong during Delhi’s CJP protest becomes ‘normal’ during Jharkhand student protest: The Left-Liberal hypocrisy

Shraddha Pandey - 10 August, 2026

As the student protest intensifies in Jharkhand, the Ranchi Police has said that it will use pellet guns against student protestors in case of “emergency”.

Crime

Supreme Court declines to order blanket ban on use of pellet guns to control mob violence, says its use is legal as part of...

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2026

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to impose a blanket ban on the use of pellet guns by police and paramilitary forces for crowd...

News Reports

Did Amit Shah order pellet firing on CJP protesters? Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha charge falls apart against police records and ongoing probe

Jinit Jain - 29 July, 2026

Rahul Gandhi's claim that Amit Shah "ordered" pellet firing on students during the July 20 Parliament march is contradicted by India's policing hierarchy and the ongoing inquiry, which points to field-level operational decisions, not directions from the Union Home Minister.

News Reports