# India: Delhi student risks partial vision loss from pellet-gun-like injuries at July 20 CJP Parliament march, opposition demands PM Modi and Home Minister be held accountable > A 22-year-old Delhi University student was reported on July 23 to risk losing partial vision in one eye after suffering pellet-like injuries at the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Sansad Chalo' march on July 20, 2026; Delhi Police denied using pellet guns; opposition parties planned to jointly raise the issue on day four of India's Parliament Monsoon Session on July 24, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah be held accountable **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-23 · heads: How Life Changes, Who Decides · 4 takes · 4 lenses · 3 regions ## Summary A 22-year-old Delhi University student was reported on July 23 to be at risk of partial vision loss in his right eye from pellet-like injuries sustained at the [Cockroach Janta Party](/en/n/india-neet-leak-cockroach-protests)'s "Sansad Chalo" march to [India](/en/entity/india)'s Parliament on July 20. Delhi Police denied using pellet guns; the family said hospital records documented the injuries. Kashmir Times, drawing on its documentation of [India](/en/entity/india)'s pellet-gun use in Kashmir since 2010, reported that hospital records and eyewitness accounts contradicted the Delhi Police denial. On July 24, the joint opposition in Parliament demanded that Prime Minister [Narendra Modi](/en/entity/person/narendra-modi) and Home Minister Amit Shah be held accountable for the crackdown. ## The split Kashmir Times provides the most detailed human-rights framing, linking Delhi's controversy explicitly to the pellet gun's documented record in Kashmir: near-blinding, life-threatening wounds, and a decade of legal battles and human rights criticism, none of which prevented its use. The Tribune India leads on the individual case; its report, written for a Punjab and North India readership, treats the injury as a credibility test for Delhi Police's denial. The Print covers the parliamentary coordination and political accountability demand, framing the issue as having moved from street controversy to formal opposition strategy. ## By the numbers - 1: Delhi University student confirmed with pellet-like injuries risking partial vision loss - July 20: the date of the Sansad Chalo march to Parliament - Day 4: stage of the Parliament Monsoon Session at which the opposition planned to raise the issue - 2010: year pellet-firing shotguns were first introduced in India for crowd control in Kashmir ## Why it matters If Delhi Police used pellet guns in the national capital, it extends a weapon whose human rights record in Kashmir has attracted sustained criticism to the political centre of [India](/en/entity/india). The Monsoon Session context means the opposition has a formal parliamentary forum to demand accountability from the [Narendra Modi](/en/entity/person/narendra-modi) government, and the pellet gun question intersects directly with the NEET-UG paper leak protests that have already forced multiple parliamentary disruptions. ## What to watch - Whether Delhi Police provides a documented denial or independent fact-finding is ordered - Whether Parliament passes a formal motion demanding a probe - Whether the student's family files a police complaint, and whether courts take up the case ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### Kashmiri regional paper; draws direct parallel between Delhi's pellet gun controversy and Kashmir's pellet-gun legacy since 2010 - **Kashmir Times** (India (Jammu and Kashmir), en) — Kashmir Times provides the deepest contextual analysis: the report traces how pellet-firing shotguns, introduced in Kashmir in 2010 as 'non-lethal' crowd control, have now surfaced in Delhi at the July 20 student march. It reports pellet-type injuries confirmed by hospital records and eyewitness accounts despite Delhi Police denials, and situates Delhi's events within Kashmir's long, documented legacy of pellet-gun casualties and legal battles. This is the only report linking the Delhi controversy to the established Kashmir human rights record on the same weapon. > "Despite Delhi Police denials, hospital records, eyewitness accounts and fact-checks point to pellet injuries, including near-blinding and life-threatening wounds." Source: https://kashmirtimes.com/news/the-cost-of-non-lethal-kashmirs-pellet-gun-legacy-and-its-return-to-delhis-streets ### North Indian national daily; first mainstream report on the individual student's injury - **The Tribune India** (India (Punjab / North India), en) — The Tribune is the first mainstream national paper to name the specific casualty: a 22-year-old Delhi University student whose family fears he could permanently lose vision in his right eye from a pellet-like projectile at the July 20 march. Delhi Police denied the charge; activists cited this as the first reported use of pellet guns for crowd control in India's national capital. > "A case of pellet-like injuries linked to the July 20 CJP march to Parliament has surfaced, with the family of a 22-year-old Delhi University student fearing he could permanently lose vision in his right eye. The Delhi Police, however, have denied the charge." Source: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/top-headlines/hit-by-pellet-gun-at-parliament-march-student-risks-partial-vision-loss/ ### Indian digital media; covers Parliament Day 4 opposition coordination on the pellet gun issue - **The Print** (India, en) — The Print reports that the Trinamool Congress, speaking for the joint opposition, announced they would collectively raise the pellet gun issue on Parliament Day 4 (July 24), demanding PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah be held accountable. This is the first coordination-level report showing the pellet gun issue moving from street protest to formal parliamentary accountability demand. > "The Trinamool Congress on Friday said the opposition will jointly raise the alleged use of pellet guns against students during the July 20 police crackdown on the Cockroach Janta Party's 'Sansad Chalo' march in Parliament, demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah be held accountable." Source: https://theprint.in/india/joint-oppn-to-raise-pellet-gun-use-on-students-in-parliament-pm-hm-must-be-held-accountable-tmc/2995334/ ### unlabelled - **The Print** (India, en) — Source: https://theprint.in/india/slogans-demanding-pradhans-resignation-raised-in-parliament-oppn-protest-continues/2995305/ ## Across the graph - Related: [[india-neet-protest-0722]], [[india-parliament-monsoon-0721]], [[india-neet-leak-cockroach-protests]] - Entities: India, Person:narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, India Neet Leak Cockroach Protests --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/en/n/india-cjp-pellet-gun-0724