Expert Committee for exploring other possible alternatives to Pellet Guns as Non-lethal Weapons constituted

Expert Committee for exploring other possible alternatives to Pellet Guns as Non-lethal Weapons constituted

Question: Recently Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the constitution of a seven-member Expert Committee under the chairmanship of-
(a) Atul Karwal
(b) T V S N Prasad
(c) Naresh Bhatnagar
(d) Tushar Tripathi
Ans: (b)
Related facts:

  • On 26 July 2016 the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the constitution of a seven-member Expert Committee under the chairmanship of T V S N Prasad, Joint Secretary, and Ministry of Home Affairs for exploring the other possible alternatives to Pellet Guns as Non-lethal Weapons.
  • Other six members of the Expert Committee include:
    1. Atul Karwal, IG, CRPF, Srinagar,
    2. Rajeev Krishna, IG (Ops.), BSF,
    3. Rajesh Kumar, IPS, J&K Police,
    4. Tushar Tripathi, IOFS, DDG, Small Arms, OFB,
    5. Dr. Manjit Singh, Director, TBRL, Chandigarh
    6. Dr. Naresh Bhatnagar, Professor, IIT, Delhi
  • The Committee will submit its report within two months.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=147779