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- noun Plural form of
lathi .
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Examples
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The vast majority are armed only with bamboo sticks called lathis
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Long batons, known as lathis in India, were used by police who charged the workers, injuring at least 20 of them, including Murali.
Forbes.com: News Kenneth Rapoza 2012
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(or gulabi) saris and armed with the fighting sticks known as lathis, their activism encompasses everything from helping elderly women obtain pensions to stopping government trucks to ensure the grain gets to the people it's meant for.
SF360 2009
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"The policemen mercilessly beat me with 'lathis' though I was wearing the identity card.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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Three walls of the room are pockmarked by peeling plaster and the fourth is covered by a huge photo poster of police trying to disperse a crowd with lathis.
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There, merely a stone's throw away from your resting ground, they were attacked with lathis batons and tear gas by 5,000 Delhi Policemen between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Dinkar Jain: To the Mahatma, From a Stateless Indian Dinkar Jain 2011
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The BJP state president, Ashok Khajuria while strongly condemning the police action said this is unfortunate that the people who are demanding that they be given the right to vote are beaten up with lathis and put behind the bars while those who give election boycott call in Valley are treated as VIPs.
Police lathi-charged protesting Kashmiri Pandits migrants in Jammu 2009
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They started beating me badly on the legs with lathis (batons) and kicking me.
Human Rights Watch: India: Overhaul Abusive, Failing Police System (VIDEO) 2009
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It was a twosome who were halted with outstretched lathis and guided to the side of the road.
Bicycle Boys 2009
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During recent pro-Tibet demos in Kathmandu, Armed Police Force (APF) officers were seen beating demonstrators with lathis (bamboo canes) with Chinese security officials watching.
Exiled Tibetans Face Uncertain Future as China Makes Inroads 2008
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