New Delhi, July 27 -- Prashant, a 25-year-old Bihar resident, said he thought he would lose his arm after allegedly suffering pellet injuries on July 20 during clashes between personnel and protesters over Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)'s march towards Parliament. "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 Singh, who lives in Delhi and was injured near the Jantar Mantar protest site. He was rushed to Lady Hardinge Hospital and treated for his injuries. His discharge paper, accessed by HT, reads: "Multiple pellet injuries to the right upper limb, chest and inguinal region." HT tried to reach out to the hospital, Delhi Police and CRPF for comment but did not receive a response till the time of going to press. "On July 20, I went to the protest to participate in the 'Sansad Chalo' march," he said. "I was already hit by lathis. Within minutes, I, along with my friend and other protesters, had reached the Palika Bazar area, near Gandhi Charkha installation. There, many protesters were cornered by police personnel. There was tear gas shelling and firing, and I tried to run away from there as well. That is when these pellets hit me. My friend then rushed me to Lady Hardinge Hospital," he told HT. "At the hospital, they treated me and told me I would heal in a few days, and discharged me the same day. When I reached home, my friends saw my wounds, and we researched online. We then figured out that these wounds were very similar to pellet wounds," he said. "It was then that I checked my discharge papers from the hospital, where it was also mentioned that these were pellet wounds," Prashant added. His discharge summary says, "the patient has pellet injuries to the right upper limb, chest and inguinal region with first-degree severity." When HT reached out to the Delhi Police when cases surfaced, it officially denied using pellet or rubber guns. "The RAF has anti-riot gear that includes a pellet gun. They may have carried it during the protest, but we can't comment on CRPF and their weapons," said a police officer at Delhi Police headquarters....