"Saw Cop Pointing His Pellet Gun At Me": Man Injured In CJP Protest To NDTV
A protester claims to have sustained pellet gun injuries during a demonstration organized by the Cockroach Janta Party against the NEET paper leak. While the victim and other protesters allege police used pellet guns, the Delhi Police has officially denied possessing or using such weapons.
Why it matters
The conflicting reports regarding police conduct during student protests highlight rising tensions between civil society and law enforcement over accountability and transparency.
There were 30 pellet gun wound marks on his body, the 28-year-old protester told NDTV he counted. The government hospital has confirmed pellet injuries, tiny red perforations, on his body.The man was injured during a protest march on July 20, called by the Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak.Thousands gathered Monday at Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site in Central Delhi, at the CJP's call to march to Parliamnent to press for their demands.This man was one among the thousands.His case sheet at Safdarjung Hospital details his injuries: "darkened skin around wounds, pellet shards stuck to skin and tenderness on impact sites".Read | "Pellet Shards Stuck To Skin": Hospital Report Contradicts Delhi Police ClaimThe police, claim protesting students, baton-charged, teargassed and used pellet guns on the students.The Delhi Police has denied using pellet guns during the protests."Delhi Police…
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