Saket Gokhale stated data obtained from Girl Hardinge Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital in response to RTI functions confirmed 9 and one individuals, respectively, with pellet gun accidents on July 20.
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Use of pellet guns on protestors in Delhi isn’t a human-rights violation, CRPF has claimed, Trinamool Congress chief Saket Gokhale stated on Monday (August 31, 2026).
The previous Rajya Sabha MP stated he would submit the CRPF’s reply to the Supreme Courtroom.
In a publish on X, Mr. Gokhale shared a duplicate of a Proper to Data (RTI) utility he filed with the Central Reserve Police Power (CRPF), in search of info on the firing of pellet ammunition by RAF towards protestors in Delhi on July 20, the day college students took out a march to Parliament on the name of the Cockroach Janata Occasion (CJP).
“CRPF claims use of pellet weapons on protestors in Delhi isn’t a human rights violation. I might filed an RTI with Speedy Motion Power (which is part of CRPF) asking for info associated to the usage of pellet weapons on unarmed protestors on twentieth July through the Jantar Mantar protests,” Mr. Gokhale stated.
“Underneath regulation, CRPF is exempt from RTI Act, exception circumstances associated to corruption or human rights violations,” he stated.
The CRPF in its reply, nevertheless, stated the “allegations made within the utility don’t appeal to the exception regarding violation of human rights.” “CRPF refused info claiming that utilizing pellet weapons on protestors in Delhi isn’t a human rights violation. When this was appealed, the appellate authority AGAIN denied the data claiming the identical excuse,” he stated.
He additionally accused the Centre of making an attempt to disclaim utilizing pellet weapons on protesters at first.
“First the Modi-Shah Govt denied that pellets had been used. Then, when uncovered, they refused to provide particulars of complete variety of victims. And now, it’s baffling that use of pellet weapons (banned beneath worldwide regulation) on unarmed youth in India’s capital isn’t thought-about to be a human rights violation by Amit Shah’s CRPF,” he stated.
“In any civilized democracy, it is a stunning argument to make. I shall now be submitting this to the Hon’ble Supreme Courtroom to request the court docket’s view on it,” he stated.
Earlier, Mr. Gokhale stated data obtained from Girl Hardinge Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital in response to RTI functions confirmed 9 and one individuals, respectively, with pellet gun accidents on July 20.
The AIIMS refused to reveal particulars sought beneath the RTI Act about individuals who suffered pellet, shot or projectile accidents through the July 20 protests, citing provisions defending private info.
Printed – August 31, 2026 07:20 pm IST
