Pellets generally used in hunting animals, says gun manufacturer

September 07, 2016 16:23

The manufacturer of pellet guns, used against protesters by armed forces in Kashmir, said they are generally used for hunting. The company added no tests have been conducted regarding their effect on the human body.

Defence Ministry's Pune-based ammunition factory has said the pellet shots are generally used to scare animals away, protection of crops and hunting. "Ammunition Factory Khadki does not conduct any tests vis-a-vis the effect of the Bore ammunition on the human body,' a letter addressed to the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Director General of Police from the Additional General Manager of the ammunition factory read.

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