Medical records from Lady Hardinge Medical College confirm that protesters injured during the July 20 demonstration in Delhi underwent surgery to remove metallic foreign bodies, including 2mm pellets.
At least seven metallic objects were surgically retrieved from petitioner Sheikh Irshad Mansoori, while other victims reported up to 20 pellet-like objects lodged in their bodies following the Jantar Mantar protest.
The Delhi Police issued a statement on Wednesday denying that protesters sustained gunshot injuries, claiming that the medico-legal case findings do not corroborate allegations of firearm use by security forces.