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Pellet guns shock batons used in Delhi protest
The Hindu··22 Jul
At least one of 80 protesters injured during Monday's CJP march to Parliament sustained pellet gun wounds, a Lady Hardinge Medical College source said. Shaikh Irshid Mansoori, 25, was hit near Palika Bazaar; surgery removed pellets below his eyes but one in his neck remains. A video also showed a woman stunned by a shock baton.
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What It Means For You
- If you join protests in Delhi, police gear now includes pellet guns and shock batons alongside standard riot equipment.
- Eighty-three people were treated after Monday's CJP march, including civilians and police officers across city hospitals.
- Delhi Police asked the public to verify claims before sharing videos, citing false pellet gun reports online.
What's Happening
- Shaikh Irshad Mansoori, 25, underwent surgery after pellet injuries near Palika Bazaar during Monday's Parliament march.
- A video also showed a woman stunned by a shock baton, the first known such use in Delhi.
- Rapid Action Force units deployed with Delhi Police denied using pellet guns, calling related reports false and misleading.
Last Time This Happened
- Pellet guns were last reported during 2024 farmer protests at Khanauri and Shambhu on the Punjab-Haryana border.
- In Jammu and Kashmir's 2016 unrest, pellet injuries left several people partially or fully blind, triggering national debate.
- Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda visited Lady Hardinge Medical College on Tuesday and met Mansoori at the hospital.
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