Many people in Jammu and Kashmir have been injured by pellet guns used by the CRPF to quell protests. Now, a Pakistan based organisation has used this to raise concerns
Many people in Jammu and Kashmir have been injured by pellet guns used by the CRPF to quell protests. Now, a Pakistan based organisation has used this to raise concerns.
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'Never Forget Pakistan' a page on Facebook has posted some photoshopped images of celebrities to show what they would look like if their faces had been injured by pellet guns.
Some of the people whose faces have been 'hit' by the pellets include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Bollywood celebs like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Hrithik Roshan, Kajol, Saif Ali Khan and India Test skipper Virat Kohli. The images reveal a shocking reality of how people were affected by the pellet war.
Five Kashmiris, including a 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, were among the many who have suffered pellet injuries during the protests in the Kashmir Valley. The five were admitted to AIIMS on July 23 following the death of militant Burhan Wani earlier this month
The only Indian who is not featured in the list is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Hundreds of protesters in Kashmir have suffered pellet injuries and many have been hit in their eyes, fuelling fears that they may be partially or completely blinded for life.
The use of pellet guns against stone-throwing protesters has sparked international condemnation with the Amnesty International asking the government to prohibit the use of these guns on street protesters.
All posts describe Kashmiri being shot in the left eye while others describe how 40 pellets still remain in the body of a victim. However all posts criticise the use of the 'non-lethal' pellet guns in Kashmir.
The campaign stressed the fact that it is meant to 'focus on the alleged human rights violations and abuses' by the 'Indian Armed forces and Police'.
The paramilitary force has received widespread criticism for the use of this category of non-lethal weapon, prompting Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to announce in Parliament that a committee will be set up to review use of pellet guns and find an alternative to it.
A pellet is considered non-lethal but can leave a victim maimed or blinded for life.
A pellet gun sprays small iron ball bearings towards a target with high velocity. These bearing can pierce a human body at dozens of spots simultaneously. It can prove more dangerous if fired from a close range.
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