New Delhi, July 26 -- "When those pellet-like things hit my hand, I thought I was going to lose my arm forever. I could not feel it for hours," said 25-year-old Prashant Singh, who allegedly suffered pellet-like injuries on July 20 near the Jantar Mantar protest site. A native of Bihar, Singh was rushed to Lady Hardinge Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. His discharge paper, accessed by HT, reads: "Multiple pellet injuries to the right upper limb, chest and inguinal region."

HT spoke to Prashant, a former liberal arts student at Ambedkar University, who narrated what happened that day. "I was following the movement on social media from the start and wanted to be part of it. Before July 20, I had also gone to the protest. Si...