The big ‘lathi’ sticks Indian police use to beat protesters are a legacy of British colonial rule

The big ‘lathi’ sticks Indian police use to beat protesters are a legacy of British colonial rule

South China Morning Post - Asia·2019-12-29 12:14

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The British left India in 1947, but the lathi stayed in use to help police ‘regulate crowds’

The bamboo batons have been used with brutal effect in the ongoing protests

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