16 cops injured in pellet firing: Amnesty report

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.