On the directions of the DCP, according to the officials quoting the police station record, the RAF fired 55 non-electrical shells, 15 electrical shells, five tear smoke grenades, two rounds from the anti-riot guns and two rounds of plastic pellets on July 20. Officials said one round of the non-lethal plastic pellet contains four pieces and they are different from the metal pellets that pierce the body. The plastic pellets do not cause much harm, the officials said. The use of force, especially pellets, against the protesters has become another major flashpoint with the Opposition targeting the government and demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament. The Delhi Police has said on record that the claims of use of pellets against “peaceful protestors “ were completely false and misleading”.