At least one of the 80 protesters injured in police action during the Monday (July 20, 2026) march to Parliament called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) sustained pellet gun injuries, according to a source at Lady Hardinge Medical College, where the victim is undergoing treatment.

Mr.

Mansoori was hit near Palika Bazaar in Connaught Place by a Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawan in uniform.

This appears to be the first known instance of security forces using pellet guns on civilians in Delhi.

A video of a woman being stunned by a shock baton also emerged on Tuesday (July 21).

This is also the first known case of shock batons, which emanate mild electric shock, being used in Delhi.

Several hurt in crackdown on CJP Parliament march Pellet guns and shock batons are part of the RAF’s gear, the anti-riot unit under the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which was deployed alongside Delhi Police on Monday (July 20) in and around Jantar Mantar during the protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

While the CRPF did not comment, in response to a video shared by CJP’s Saurav Das on X showing Mr.

Mansoori’s wounds, Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, said, “Reports claiming that police forces are using pellet guns against peaceful protesters are completely false and misleading.

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Please verify facts from official sources before posting or forwarding any information.” Used against farmers The pellets fired from guns, which penetrate the skin when sprayed from a distance, were last known to have been used during the 2024 farmers’ protest at Khanauri and Shambhu border along the Punjab-Haryana boundary.

Though the police had denied the use of pellet guns then, farm leaders had alleged that several persons were injured.

In 2023, the guns were used against protesters in ethnic-strife torn Manipur leading to a huge public outrage.

In the past, pellet guns have been used in Jammu & Kashmir during the 2016 unrest leaving several people partially or fully blind.

When protest meets crackdown: Cockroach Janta Party protest in pictures Personnel with 'Nagaland Armed Police' badge amid CJP protests on July 20, 2026.

CJP Protesters and police personnel get into a scuffle in New Delhi.

A police personnel looks on as protesters jam the streets as part of the CJP protest.

CJP Protester alleges police brutality on a video recorded on his phone.

Police personnel cleans a broken bus outside Janpath Metro Gate 3, in the evening of the CJP protest.

Protester after the CJP protest on July 20, 2026.

Graffiti near Jantar Mantar on the day of the CJP protest in New Delhi.

Heavy police deployment witnessed across Delhi during the CJP protest.

Delhi Police car broken and overturned outside Janpath metro, New Delhi.

People, including CJP protesters, inside the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, during the CJP protest, New Delhi.

Poster saying 'we will stay silent no longer," near Kerala House, New Delhi on the night of the CJP protest.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke cries in a gathering of protesters outside Kerala House, New Delhi.

Protesters rebuilding the stage at Jantar Mantar on the night of July 20, 2026 following widespread protests..

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