Pellet guns

Prasad, who retires Tuesday, said: “PAVA shells have a long shelf-life and they are good in certain situations... But we have made it clear that the CRPF man on the ground will use whatever the situation demands.”

“The situation is not as sensitive as it was last year... The intensity with which it (stone pelting) happened is no longer there... The situation of stone-pelting on security forces is not as bad as earlier,” he said.