User:Earg3510/Lathi (Stick)

The lathi (in hindi: लाठी (वस्तु)) is a bamboo stick used by the police in India. It has been used since the Mughal empire,^[1], though its use against protesters during the British raj and since is what the lathi is commonly associated with today.^[2]

The lathi can from 60 cm to more than a meter in length. Once end can, at times, have a metal point. Lathis are the most commonly used crowd control weapon in India.

References

^ Shahane, Girish (2020-06-11). "Opinion | Is the lathi a colonial invention?". mint. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 25 de octubre de 2019. Retrieved 6 de diciembre de 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |archive-date= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[[Category:Law enforcement equipment]] [[Category:Blunt weapons]]

[1] Shahane, Girish (2020-06-11). "Opinion | Is the lathi a colonial invention?". mint. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

[2] "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 25 de octubre de 2019. Retrieved 6 de diciembre de 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |archive-date= (help); Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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