The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was exploring a crowd control option that is akin to rubber bullets but not as lethal as pellet guns that are being used as a last resort to quell violence in the Kashmir Valley. <br/><br/><br/>Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi made this submission saying that the Centre has examined other alternatives to pellet guns like skunk water, laser dazzler and chilli-filled pava shells which are found not successful like the controversial pellet guns.<br/> <br/>Earlier, the apex court dubbed the issues arising out of the use of pellet guns to deal with violent mobs in the Valley as very important. <br/><br/><br/>The court, which also said that it is a sensitive issue, warned Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, which has sought ban on use of pellet guns, from politicising the matter, saying it cannot take sides as it was neither against the security forces nor with the protestors.<br/><br/>It also perused the report dealing with the strategies and methods to deal with violent mobs including UN-approved skunk water, a non-lethal foul smelling liquid developed by Israel for crowd cotnrol.<br/><br/>The Attorney General told the bench that a new standard operative procedure will be used to deal with violent mobs as large number of security personnel were getting injured during the protests.