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Kashmiri Woman Blinded by Pellet Gun at 14 Speaks Out at Delhi Protest

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A woman who lost her eyesight at age 14 due to pellet gun fire in Jammu and Kashmir shared her experience at a protest in Delhi. Pellet guns were introduced in J&K in 2010 as a supposedly less lethal alternative to live ammunition. The weapons saw widespread deployment during the 2016 unrest in the region. The survivor's account has renewed attention to the long-term human cost of pellet gun use on civilians in the valley.

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