Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir unrest entered its 28th day, even as curfew was maintained in several areas and mobile internet services weer suspended in Jammu’s Doda, Banihal and Kishtwar districts. This came after an ATM guard was found dead with close to 300 pellets embedded in his body. Autopsy report of the guard, identified as Riyaz Ahmad Shah, showed that his vital organs had been damaged. Scores of protesters raised slogans and blocked roads in Chattabal, the native place of Shah.
Meanwhile, the police have registered a case of murder against the security forces for killing Shah. The autopsy report conducted by a team of doctors and submitted to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Srinagar, indicated that Shah had been shot at close range, as all the pellets had been lodged in his body, with no exit wounds. A report in Greater Kashmir, quoted a source privy to the autopsy findings, as saying, “The pellets had then dispersed inside the body causing injuries to liver, spleen, intestines and lungs.”
Amnesty International on Thursday issued a request to the Jammu and Kashmir government, to stop the use of pellet guns, which have claimed lives and left hundreds blinded in the strife-torn Valley. Zahoor Wani, Senior Campaigner, Amnesty International India said in a statement issued in New Delhi, “Pellet guns are inherently inaccurate and indiscriminate, and have no place in law enforcement.” Speaking about the damage caused by the guns, Wani said, “They cannot ensure well-targeted shots and risk causing serious injury, including to bystanders or other protesters not engaging in violence. These risks are almost impossible to control.
Meanwhile, the police have registered a case of murder against the security forces for killing Shah. The autopsy report conducted by a team of doctors and submitted to the Forensic Science Laboratory in Srinagar, indicated that Shah had been shot at close range, as all the pellets had been lodged in his body, with no exit wounds. A report in Greater Kashmir, quoted a source privy to the autopsy findings, as saying, “The pellets had then dispersed inside the body causing injuries to liver, spleen, intestines and lungs.”
Amnesty International on Thursday issued a request to the Jammu and Kashmir government, to stop the use of pellet guns, which have claimed lives and left hundreds blinded in the strife-torn Valley. Zahoor Wani, Senior Campaigner, Amnesty International India said in a statement issued in New Delhi, “Pellet guns are inherently inaccurate and indiscriminate, and have no place in law enforcement.” Speaking about the damage caused by the guns, Wani said, “They cannot ensure well-targeted shots and risk causing serious injury, including to bystanders or other protesters not engaging in violence. These risks are almost impossible to control.