Overview
- The CRPF held nationwide Raising Day ceremonies on July 27 that paid tribute to martyrs and combined community outreach such as sapling drives, health camps and cultural programmes at Group Centres.
- Senior leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah publicly praised the force’s role in internal security and cited the CRPF’s contribution to eliminating Maoist insurgency under the government’s March 31 benchmark.
- The CRPF has launched an internal probe and a professional post-event assessment to establish whether RAF used pump‑action pellet guns at the July 20 Parliament‑area protest and whether any use followed authorised crowd‑control protocols.
- Reporting and CRPF sources say at least three civilians reported pellet injuries from the July 20 protest and nearly 47 RAF personnel were hurt during the unrest, with several suffering head injuries and fractures.
- The inquiry’s findings could shape accountability for riot policing, influence parliamentary scrutiny and affect public trust in crowd‑control practices while the force continues welfare and morale activities for personnel and families.