Briefcase 1 Chilli-based PAVA guns might replace pellet guns used by the Indian Army. 2 Bhut jolokia, world's hottest chilli, might be used in PAVA guns. The use of pellet guns to disperse rioters in the curfew-bound Valley has gotten the government into a soup. Guns used in Kashmir that use rubber pellets, that look like ball bearings, are usually referred to as pellet guns. An alternative suggested to the currently used pellet guns is PAVA shells, a chilli-based ammunition.

Source: India Today August 26, 2016 10:50 UTC