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Pellet gun victims petition top court for a ban
The Wire··28 Jul
Two men injured by pellets during the July 20 Sansad Chalo march, Prashant Kumar Singh and Sheikh Irshad Mansoori, have filed a Supreme Court petition seeking a ban on metallic pellet guns for civilian crowd control. Former Intelligence Bureau special director Yashovardhan Azad is the lead petitioner. Both men underwent surgery at Lady Hardinge Hospital to remove lodged pellets.
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What It Means For You
- Anyone attending future protests could be affected by how the court eventually rules on pellet gun use.
- The petition could set a legal standard for what force is proportionate against civilian assemblies.
- Victims of the July 20 crackdown may gain a path to compensation through this case.
What's Happening
- Two pellet injury victims and a former IB official petitioned the Supreme Court for a ban.
- The petition targets metallic pellet guns used by RAF during the July 20 march.
- Both injured petitioners underwent surgery to remove pellets lodged in their bodies.
A Weapon Already Suspended, Now Challenged in Court
- The petition cites 19-year-old Sahil Lochab's eye injury as evidence of the weapon's severity.
- RAF has already suspended pellet and anti-riot gun use in Delhi after an internal review.
- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear related protest-violence petitions on July 28.
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