But videos taken by protesters and witnesses began circulating, revealing that security forces beat people with sticks and fired tear gas and pellet guns at them. Security forces are advised to avoid overarm strikes and to hit people on their arms or legs, according to U.N. guidelines. personnel also fired pellet guns, first used in India in 2010 against protesters in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, a disputed region also claimed by Pakistan. The Delhi Police has said no pellet guns were used, but local media have reported that it has since begun an inquiry into their use. The post Pellet Guns, Sticks and Tear Gas: How India’s Police Halted a Youth March appeared first on New York Times.