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- A 2018 study by Government Medical College Srinagar on Kashmir pellet gun victims has come back into focus amid recent headlines about pellet use elsewhere in India.
- The study of 380 pellet victims from the 2016 protests, which affected around 6,000 locals, found high rates of psychiatric illness, including depression in 30.38% of eye-injury victims and PTSD in 10.77%.
- Most victims were young males aged 10-30, largely from rural areas, and many like the quoted patient still receive psychiatric care years later.
- Related research in 2022 documented severe eye injuries from pellet cartridges, which were introduced in J&K in 2010 as a crowd-control measure.
What to watch next
- Whether the study's findings influence policy debate on pellet gun use as a crowd-control measure
- Ongoing treatment and rehabilitation needs of the thousands of 2016 pellet victims
- Further reporting on pellet use in recent protests, including the Delhi NEET protests mentioned in the report
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