Insha Mushtaq, a resident of Shopian’s Seadow, turned iconic in 2016, as this Class 8 scholar took a barrage of pellets, damaging each her eyes.
| Photograph Credit score: Nissar Ahmad
Meta has restricted entry to a report in India on Kashmir pellet sufferer Insha Mushtaq from its platform, Instagram.
“We restricted entry to this content material pursuant to authorized necessities underneath India’s Info Know-how (Middleman Pointers and Digital Media Ethics Code) Guidelines,” reads the message on the hyperlink to the submit on The Hindu report, as on Saturday afternoon (August 8, 2026).
Within the wake of protests by the Cockroach Janta Social gathering (CJP) and youths at Jantar Mantar on July 20, the usage of pellet weapons got here underneath scanner. The Supreme Court docket was additionally listening to petitions towards its use.
The Meta has restricted entry to a report on Kashmir pellet sufferer Insha Mushtaq from its platform, Instagram. Credit score: Instagram screengrab
The renewed give attention to pellets spurred the J&Ok authorities to announce an LPG dealership for Ms. Mushtaq after a interval of 10 years.
Ms. Mushtaq was getting ready her Class eighth examination by the window of her house, when the safety forces, chasing protesters, opened a barrage of pellets in July 2016. Dozens of pellets hit Ms. Mushtaq in her eyes, blinding her for all times.
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Over 6000 civilians suffered pellet accidents in 2016 when road protests broke out after the killing of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter in south Kashmir.
Revealed – August 08, 2026 01:44 pm IST
