After ‘testing ground’ in Kashmir, pellet guns used on student protesters in India's capital

After ‘testing ground’ in Kashmir, pellet guns used on student protesters in India's capital Submitted by Shraddha Joshi on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 17:13 Activists say repression is part of India’s Kashmir playbook, as authorities deny using the guns despite hospital records Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (Arun Sankar/AFP) Off Indian forces on 20 July attacked student protesters and journalists in the capital, New Delhi, with pump-action “pellet guns” that fire hundreds of metal sharpnels, hospital reports show. The protesters gathered in central Delhi's Jantar Mantar had been demanding educational reforms and the resignation of the education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Several rights organisations have called for investigations into the use of “excessive force” against the protesters.