Three persons reportedly suffered pellet gun injuries during the July 20 crackdown on CJP protesters in Delhi. Also known as pump-action guns or riot shotguns, pellet guns fire cartridges. Unlike single bullet, they disperse multiple pellets over a wide area. These were used by CRPF and J&K Police as a less-lethal crowd-control weapon during stone-pelting incidents in 2009-10, reported HT.