Engineering:Lathi (stick)
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The lathi (in Hindi: लाठी, Bengali: লাঠি, Urdu: لاٹھی, Sinhalese: ලති) is a bamboo stick used by the police in India , Pakistan , Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It has been used in mainland Indian subcontinent 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 measure from 60 cm to more than a meter in length. One end can, at times, have a metal point. Lathis are the most commonly used crowd control weapon in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and is used to lathi charge mobs and rioters.[3]
References
- ↑ Shahane, Girish (2020-06-11). "Opinion | Is the lathi a colonial invention?" (in en). https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/opinion-is-the-lathi-a-colonial-invention-111634458706446.html.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://lathi.askdefine.com/.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Agitation-against-minors-death-police-lathicharge-protesters/articleshow/6222688.cms
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