Paramilitary readies non-lethal weapons to combat unrest

Paramilitary forces are developing non-lethal devices for peace-keeping during incidents of civil unrest, officials have said. The crowd-control devices include acoustic devices which emit high-pitch sounds, shock batons, chilli grenades, and laser dazzler which causes temporary blindness. This comes after security forces in Kashmir faced criticism for using pellet guns at unarmed protestors.