Protester hit by pellets could lose vision in right eye: family
Pellet-injury allegations raise questions on riot-control weapons, crowd-management standards, and the medical consequences of anti-riot force
- AIIMS performed surgery to remove pellets from the injured protester’s eye.
- Lady Hardinge Medical College performed surgery on another injured protester.
- Rapid Action Force anti-riot gear includes pellet guns and shock batons.
- Hospital sources said the pellets were metal and not plastic.
What happened
A 19-year-old protester injured during a march in Delhi may lose vision in his right eye after being hit by pellet rounds, according to his family. The student underwent surgery at AIIMS to remove pellets, and doctors reportedly told the family that the chance of regaining sight is extremely low because the pupil was damaged.
Another injured protester underwent surgery at Lady Hardinge Medical College, with hospital sources indicating that the pellets were metal and not plastic. A separate injured protester, Sakshi, was removed from ventilator support after responding to treatment.
UPSC may frame the issue as a public-order and internal-security problem involving the legality, necessity, and proportionality of crowd-control weapons such as pellet rounds and shock batons. A mains answer can discuss police reform, medical harm, compensation, independent inquiry, and standard operating procedures for dispersal of protests.
