While the deaths of Kashmiris during the clashes with armed forces post Burhan Wani's encounter on July 8th are mourned and spoken about at length by country's intelligentsia, not many have given much heed to the number of ?soldiers getting injured with the stones that are being pelted by Kashmiris during the clashes.
BCCL
More than 3300 security personnel have got injured including the death of two J&K police personnel in over a 1000 clashes that have took place in valley since Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed by security forces in an encounter in first half of July. "Since July 2016, 3,329 personnel from Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Paramilitary Forces have been injured while maintaining law and order in the valley," a police spokesman told PTI on Sunday.
BCCL
The deaths of Kashmiris during the clashes and injuries inflicted upon them by pellet guns have invoked discourses and discussions whether India mistreats Kashmiri people while garrulously claiming them to be its own. But the pain and agony of soldiers who these stone peltors is seldom seen and understood.
"Besides two personnel from JKP were killed in the violent protests in the valley," he said. A total of 1,018 incidents of violence were reported during this period for which 1,030 FIRs were registered in different police stations of the valley.?
BCCL
"As many as 29 installations including police stations, police posts and other government establishments were set ablaze and 51 damaged by the protesters," informed the police.
Though 52 ?young Kashmiris ?have lost their lives, more than 5000 have got injured and more than 1000 have been arrested for violence, but injuries to security personnel shall not be overlooked. Referring to efforts of police to end the violent protests,the officer said more than 1,000 accused have been arrested and "bound down in different police stations of the valley".
BCCL
More than 200 civilians have been hit by pellets in their eyes with many of them at the risk of losing eyesight, leading to calls for ending the use of pellet guns as a weapon for crowd control.