▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁pel let ▁guns ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Raj n ath ▁Singh . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁just ified ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pel let ▁guns ▁before ▁the ▁state ' s ▁high ▁court ▁stating ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁modern ▁method ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁violent ▁protest ers ▁and ▁cont ended ▁that ▁a ▁court ▁couldn ' t ▁recommend ▁how ▁law ▁and ▁order ▁situations ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁handled . ▁It ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁pel let ▁guns ▁were ▁not ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁Standard ▁Oper ating ▁Pro cedure ▁of ▁firing ▁below ▁the ▁kne es ▁as ▁the ▁pel lets ▁spread ▁to ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ 6 ▁metres ▁when ▁the ▁gun ▁is ▁fired . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁September , ▁V . K . ▁Singh ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁former ▁chief ▁of ▁Indian ▁Army , ▁supported ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pel let ▁guns ▁stating ▁they ▁were ▁non - le th al ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁" sens ible ▁and ▁well - th ought " ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Ministry ▁to ▁use ▁them . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁September , ▁the ▁state ▁High ▁Court ▁rejected ▁the ▁pet ition ▁regarding ▁b anning ▁of ▁guns , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁was ▁in ev itable ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁un r uly ▁mob s ▁indul ged ▁in ▁violence . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁CR PF ▁introduced ▁def lect ors ▁as ▁a ▁modification ▁for ▁its ▁pel let ▁guns . ▁The ▁modification ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁guns ▁less ▁le th al ▁while ▁retain ing ▁their