Another season of Pellet Horror in Kashmir Valley

In the midst of spring, Kashmir is dealing with another season of pellet horror. Introduced in the armory of security forces, dealing with the law and order situation, with an objective to minimise civilian fatalities, the pellets guns have achieved the opposite. Going by the injuries by pellets, they are almost as dangerous as bullets. The pellet-related injuries are proving to be devastating for the victims. “A person blinded by the pellets loses all his independence. He has to be dependent on others all his life,” Amir Kabir Beigh, 25,…

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Five persons seriously injured with pellets in Kupwara, Thousands start march to Shopian

Five persons including a woman Monday sustained pellet injuries after government forces fired at a procession raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans in Dangerpora Kalaroos Lolab of Kupwara district. An ambulance was also been damaged by the angry protesters in the area. Injured have been shifted to hospital amid a tense situation. Protests are going on in the Kashmir Valley since July 9, a day after militant commander, Burhan Wani was killed by government forces. Thousands of people from different areas of district Shopian raising anti-India and pro-freedom slogans are on way…

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