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RTI data shows 10 hit by pellets in July 20 Parliament march
At least 10 people were injured by pellets during the July 20 march to Parliament, according to Right to Information responses from two Delhi hospitals accessed by Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale.…
The Story in Brief
At least 10 people were injured by pellets during the July 20 march to Parliament, according to Right to Information responses from two Delhi hospitals accessed by Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale. Lady Hardinge Medical College reported nine pellet injuries, and Safdarjung Hospital reported one. The Delhi Police had earlier denied using pellet guns.
The RTI data contradicts earlier reports of five pellet injuries, Gokhale said. Records are still awaited from AIIMS and RML Hospital. Separately, a general diary entry from Parliament Street police station shows the Rapid Action Force fired two rounds from an anti-riot gun on a deputy commissioner's orders.
The Indian Opinion
The hospital count of 10 pellet injuries is probably not final, with AIIMS and RML records still pending. Both the police denial and the government's claim of utmost restraint look shaky next to the RAF's own diary entry and its inspector general's admission of serious deficiencies. The bigger test is whether the government releases a full, verified victim count and explains why an anti-riot gun was needed for a student march. Will the home minister answer for the RAF's own review? That answer will settle more than this incident.
Sources (3): thehindu.com, thehindu.com (2), thehindu.com (3)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
