Independent ballistic specialists have told the BBC that injuries sustained by several supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) during last week’s protest in New Delhi are consistent with wounds caused by pellet guns weapons typically used for bird hunting and banned in multiple countries.
The BBC has verified at least four cases in which protesters were treated in hospital for injuries that experts say match the pattern of pellet‑gun impacts. Pellet guns fire “birdshot” cartridges containing 200–400 small metal pellets, which disperse widely and strike targets indiscriminately when used against crowds.
Two injured men told the BBC they believe they were hit by pellet guns fired by security forces. Photographs and videos of their wounds along with those of a third man were reviewed by two independent armament and forensic specialists, both of whom concluded the injuries were consistent with pellet‑gun fire. A senior hospital official confirmed a fourth patient had also been treated for pellet wounds.
The findings raise serious questions about crowd‑control methods used during the protest, where demonstrators clashed with security personnel in the Indian capital.
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