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Experts warn pellet injuries can cause permanent harm
Telegraph India··31 Jul
Medical experts told PTI on July 30 that pellet gun injuries can cause irreversible damage, permanent disability, and long term psychological trauma despite treatment. The warning follows the July 20 NEET protest when students reported pellet wounds. RAF said on July 28 it fired two rounds of plastic pellets. Teenager Sahil Lochab may lose vision in his right eye.
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What It Means For You
- Students and protesters near police lines should know pellet cartridges can disperse hundreds of projectiles at high velocity even when classified as non lethal.
- Families of injured demonstrators may face long rehabilitation if pellets strike eyes, nerves, or major blood vessels despite hospital treatment.
- Anyone following the NEET protest fallout can note the Supreme Court is separately hearing calls to restrict pellet gun use.
What's Happening
- Medical experts told PTI on July 30 that pellet gun injuries can cause irreversible damage, permanent disability, and long term psychological trauma despite treatment.
- The warning follows the July 20 NEET protest when students reported pellet injuries. RAF said on July 28 it fired two rounds of plastic pellets among non lethal munitions.
- Teenager Sahil Lochab may lose vision in his right eye. Doctors told his family some pellets were metal.
Up To Six Hundred Pellets Per Cartridge
- Standard operating procedures require pellet guns to be fired from at least 500 feet and below the waist.
- A pellet cartridge can contain up to 600 metal or rubber pellets dispersing at around 1,000 feet per second.
- The Supreme Court is reviewing pellet gun use and RAF ammunition logs amid the Jantar Mantar protest controversy.
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