From Trishul to Bhadra: Non-lethal weapons ready for Indian forces to tackle Chinese troops

India Today has accessed exclusive visuals of the non-lethal weapons, including Vajra, Trishul, Sapper Punch, Dand and Bhadra — developed by an Uttar Pradesh-based company, Apasteron.

Over a year after the Galwan Valley clash, the Indian security forces have now got a range of non-lethal weapons to give a befitting reply to the Chinese troops. This comes with the aim of keeping the Indian forces fully prepared to tackle the Chinese forces as the military stand-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh continues for more than a year.

In June last year, China had used non-lethal weapons against Indian troops in the Galwan Valley clash which left 20 Indian soldiers dead and raised tensions between the two powers. An undisclosed number of Chinese soldiers lost their lives in the clash.