Pellet Gun Injuries

There is a new alternative to the pellet bullet, the infamous "non-lethal weapon" being used to disperse stone throwers in Kashmir. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a less lethal plastic bullet.

Nearly 18 months after Insha Mushtaq became the face of Kashmir's pellet gun tragedy, the 15-year-old has come to symbolise hope and resilience in the Kashmir valley. Once aspiring to be a doctor, the girl was blinded by the pellet gun injuries she had received in the summer of 2016 but nevertheless continued her studies and qualified her class X b...

The controversial pellet gun is going in for a modification to minimise its lethal effects. The shot gun has caused serious injuries, including blinding hundreds of people during the months-long unrest in Kashmir last year. The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has now come up with a deflector that will be fit on the muzzle of the gun so that th...

With pellet guns leaving hundreds of protesters in Jammu and Kashmir with severe eye injuries, a modified version of the weapon will now be used to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-terrorism operations. CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad, who is retiring tomorrow, said the paramilitary force had taken the decision of modifying the pe...

A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.

A day after suggesting three-point plan to resolve tension in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited a teenager undergoing treatment for pellet injuries at Delhi's AIIMS.

On a day Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said pellet guns -- responsible for the deaths and injuries in Kashmir valley -- will soon be replaced, former Union Home Secretary GK Pillai, who handled the 2010 agitation, said the decision to use pellet guns has been vindicated.

Massive protests erupted in downtown Srinagar this evening after a young man was killed in tear gas shelling at Fateh Kadal area.

Anger spilled over the streets of downtown Srinagar as a 20-year-old died from pellet injuries. Post-mortem report says 360 pellets were found in the body of Reyaz Ahmad Shah - most of them were in his abdomen.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi to enquire about the condition of five Kashmiri patients admitted with severe eye injuries due to pellet guns, hospital authorities said.

An expert team, headed by a Joint Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, was today constituted to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns, amidst strong criticism against their frequent use in Jammu and Kashmir for crowd control.

CRPF, accused of disproportionate use of force in Jammu and Kashmir, today expressed regret for injuries caused to youths due to firing of pellet guns in the Valley and said it would use this "least-lethal" weapon only in "extreme" situations as of now.

Government plans to reconsider the use of pellet guns by security forces when controlling crowds, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today, after widespread resort to the weapons caused multiple casualties and stirred public anger.

Patients lying on the floor, crammed between beds - that's how the ophthalmology ward of Srinagar's SMHS hospital looks. Over the last 5 days, the hospital has received more than 100 patients with serious eye injuries -- all victims of pellet guns used by security forces to control protesters.

There is a new alternative to the pellet bullet, the infamous "non-lethal weapon" being used to disperse stone throwers in Kashmir. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a less lethal plastic bullet.

Nearly 18 months after Insha Mushtaq became the face of Kashmir's pellet gun tragedy, the 15-year-old has come to symbolise hope and resilience in the Kashmir valley. Once aspiring to be a doctor, the girl was blinded by the pellet gun injuries she had received in the summer of 2016 but nevertheless continued her studies and qualified her class X b...

The controversial pellet gun is going in for a modification to minimise its lethal effects. The shot gun has caused serious injuries, including blinding hundreds of people during the months-long unrest in Kashmir last year. The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has now come up with a deflector that will be fit on the muzzle of the gun so that th...

With pellet guns leaving hundreds of protesters in Jammu and Kashmir with severe eye injuries, a modified version of the weapon will now be used to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-terrorism operations. CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad, who is retiring tomorrow, said the paramilitary force had taken the decision of modifying the pe...

A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.

A day after suggesting three-point plan to resolve tension in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited a teenager undergoing treatment for pellet injuries at Delhi's AIIMS.

On a day Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said pellet guns -- responsible for the deaths and injuries in Kashmir valley -- will soon be replaced, former Union Home Secretary GK Pillai, who handled the 2010 agitation, said the decision to use pellet guns has been vindicated.

Massive protests erupted in downtown Srinagar this evening after a young man was killed in tear gas shelling at Fateh Kadal area.

Anger spilled over the streets of downtown Srinagar as a 20-year-old died from pellet injuries. Post-mortem report says 360 pellets were found in the body of Reyaz Ahmad Shah - most of them were in his abdomen.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi to enquire about the condition of five Kashmiri patients admitted with severe eye injuries due to pellet guns, hospital authorities said.

An expert team, headed by a Joint Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, was today constituted to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns, amidst strong criticism against their frequent use in Jammu and Kashmir for crowd control.

CRPF, accused of disproportionate use of force in Jammu and Kashmir, today expressed regret for injuries caused to youths due to firing of pellet guns in the Valley and said it would use this "least-lethal" weapon only in "extreme" situations as of now.

Government plans to reconsider the use of pellet guns by security forces when controlling crowds, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today, after widespread resort to the weapons caused multiple casualties and stirred public anger.

Patients lying on the floor, crammed between beds - that's how the ophthalmology ward of Srinagar's SMHS hospital looks. Over the last 5 days, the hospital has received more than 100 patients with serious eye injuries -- all victims of pellet guns used by security forces to control protesters.