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Pellet guns in Kashmir: Is it right to use this non-lethal weapon that can blind forever?

At Kashmir’s main hospital, SMHS, there are over 120 people who have are being treated for pellet injuries and a large number of them can’t see forever, said Nisar Ul Hassan, medical consultant at the facility. At Kashmir’s main hospital, SMHS, there are over 120 people who have are being treated for pellet injuries and a large number of them can’t see forever, said Nisar Ul Hassan, medical consultant at the facility, who has attended a large number of patients. Hassan said that the pellet remains a lethal weapon and the strikes on the vital body parts including eyes and head leaves people disabled and even claims lives. “We protested in large numbers, but the forces fired tear gas shells and the pellets which left me and many of my other friends injured,” he said.

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