Haryana: Doctors of PGIMER hospital on Sunday said that a majority of those injured in Panchkula violence on Friday sustained pellet gun wounds and fractures, according to a report in India Express, an Indian news agency.
A pellet is a non-spherical projectile designed to be fired from an air gun. Air gun pellets differ from bullets and shot used in firearms because of the pressures encountered: airguns operate at pressures as low as 50 atmospheres, while firearms operate at thousands of atmospheres.
“They came with multiple pellet injuries on the chest and abdomen,” said a senior doctor involved in the treatment team, according to the report.
Dr Sameer Agarwal, nodal officer of the Trauma Centre, said, “We noticed that the weapons were used properly. Nobody had injuries above the abdomen, or pellet wounds in the head or eyes.” Most of the patients had pellet wounds, he added.
A large number of patients suffered fractures as well. One of the injured who succumbed at the hospital on Saturday had serious pellet injuries, a source said. “The cause will be confirmed only after postmortem,” said a senior PGI official.
A PGI statement said that of the 68 patients brought to the hospital, seven were declared brought dead, while one died during hospitalisation. “Twelve patients were discharged today,” said a PGI official.
At the Advanced Trauma Centre of PGI, where the injured were admitted, security was tight. Chandigarh Police also kept an eye on the patients and verified their details, the reports added.
