DNA: National: Thursday, September 14, 2017.
A report by
Amnesty International India has said that 16 policemen of Kupwara district
alone in Jammu and Kashmir suffered different types of injuries in firing from
pellet guns.
"Health
department of Jammu and Kashmir government in response to an RTI application
submitted a list of persons treated for injuries in government hospitals in
Kupwara district in 2016. The list of 648 people includes names of 16 men
identified as members of the Jammu and Kashmir armed police who suffered
various forms of injuries caused by pellets," the report says.