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Blinded At 14, Woman Recalls J&K "Pellet Gun Horror" After Delhi Protest
Pellet guns were introduced in Jammu and Kashmir in 2010. The weapon was billed as a less lethal option to live bullets. In 2016, there was widespread use of the weapon
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Pellet Removed From Jammu And Kashmir's Youngest Survivor's Eye
Doctors on Wednesday successfully removed the pellet lodged in the right eye of an 18-month-old girl, Hiba Nisar, the youngest pellet victim in Kashmir who was injured after getting hit inside her house last month.
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The Supreme Court Has Got It All Wrong On Kashmir
I do not know what prompted the Bar Association of J&K to approach the Supreme Court for a ban on the use of pellet guns in Kashmir. I am not even privy to the arguments it put fourth for imposing such a ban. But if the plea of the Association came as a surprise, the observations of the court have left me completely baffled.
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Modified Pellet Guns To Be Used In Jammu And Kashmir
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...
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Hundreds Blinded, 3 Dead, Pellet Guns Come Under Scanner In Kashmir
Are pellet guns the non-lethal means to control mobs? That's the question rights groups are asking as hundreds have been blinded by pellets in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
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Use Of Pellet Guns Will Further Alienate People In Kashmir, Says Ghulam Nabi Azad
Expressing sadness over the statement of CRPF chief that the force has no option but to use pellet guns in Kashmir, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said it will further alienate the people of the state, especially youth.
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Expert Team Formed To Explore Alternatives To Pellet Guns
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.
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Sorry About Kashmir Injuries, But Pellets Our 'Least Lethal' Option, Says CRPF Chief
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.
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Blinded At 14, Woman Recalls J&K "Pellet Gun Horror" After Delhi Protest
Pellet guns were introduced in Jammu and Kashmir in 2010. The weapon was billed as a less lethal option to live bullets. In 2016, there was widespread use of the weapon
-
Pellet Removed From Jammu And Kashmir's Youngest Survivor's Eye
Doctors on Wednesday successfully removed the pellet lodged in the right eye of an 18-month-old girl, Hiba Nisar, the youngest pellet victim in Kashmir who was injured after getting hit inside her house last month.
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The Supreme Court Has Got It All Wrong On Kashmir
I do not know what prompted the Bar Association of J&K to approach the Supreme Court for a ban on the use of pellet guns in Kashmir. I am not even privy to the arguments it put fourth for imposing such a ban. But if the plea of the Association came as a surprise, the observations of the court have left me completely baffled.
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Modified Pellet Guns To Be Used In Jammu And Kashmir
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...
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Hundreds Blinded, 3 Dead, Pellet Guns Come Under Scanner In Kashmir
Are pellet guns the non-lethal means to control mobs? That's the question rights groups are asking as hundreds have been blinded by pellets in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
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Use Of Pellet Guns Will Further Alienate People In Kashmir, Says Ghulam Nabi Azad
Expressing sadness over the statement of CRPF chief that the force has no option but to use pellet guns in Kashmir, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today said it will further alienate the people of the state, especially youth.
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Expert Team Formed To Explore Alternatives To Pellet Guns
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.
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Sorry About Kashmir Injuries, But Pellets Our 'Least Lethal' Option, Says CRPF Chief
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.
