Kochi, Nov 16 (PTI) Kerala Police will procure additional tear gas munitions used when protest marches go out of control and to disperse violent mobs.

The state government has approved the purchase of 7,500 tear gas munitions following a request from the police.

According to a Home department order issued on October 29, permission has been granted to procure ammunition worth Rs 77.13 lakh from the Tear Smoke Unit of the Border Security Force (BSF), Tekanpur, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

A senior official at the police headquarters said tear gas munitions are maintained by Armed Reserve Camps in the district.

"Based on its depleting stock, we ordered more munitions. Regularly, we procure it from BSF," he said.

Last month, Kozhikode Police used tear gas and grenades at Perambra to disperse

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