Pellets to be used only as last resort : S.P.Vaid

‘Protesters our own children, pained to see them dying or getting injured’

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 19-Sep-2016

Director General Police (Law& Order)S.P.Vaid during his maiden review meetings concerning law and order in North and South Kashmir exhorted police officers to only use pellets as last resort in crowd control policing .Talking to KNS Vaid said “I have directed all the police officers to restraint to the extent of using pellets as last resort in crowd control policing”. Saying that youth joining street protests are the part of the society Vaid said “Youth protesting on streets are own children and disproportionate use of force has to be avoided at all costs”.Calling upon the youth to show respect to their parents by shunning the path of violence Vaid said “I am pained to see youth getting injured and killed in clashes. While I have asked police to exercise restraint to the extent of using pellets as last resort, I would also appeal youth to shun the path of violence and impress upon the parents to keep their children away from the violent street protests”. He also solicited cooperation of the people of all walks of life for restoring normalcy and peace in the state. (KNS)