Bhat is among 40 people injured in the firing by security forces on the `pro-azadi' protestester in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday.
Inside an emergency ward in Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital, Bashir Ahmad Bhat waits on a stretcher to be taken to the operation theatre. Drenched in blood, Bhat groans with pain as doctors arrive to examine him.
Bhat is among 40 people injured in the firing by security forces on the `pro-azadi' protestester in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday. Most of the protesters have been hit by the pellets and some of them in their eyes. A youth identified as Amir Ahmad was killed in the firing.
"It was a peaceful rally when security forces came and fired on the protesters who were protesting against the arrest of some youth. People were demanding their release when they (security forces) went on a rampage and fired indiscriminately. One of the youths died after he was directly hit by the security forces," claimed Bhat.
The deadly pellets have left a bloody imprint on Bhat's body. From left eye to left arm to legs and stomach, pellets have pierced through every part of his body. "You can see my condition," said Bhat with a flowing beard soaked in dust and blood.
Premier SMHS hospital presents a look of a battlefield hospital with patients shrieking with pain in the corridors and wards. Doctors are taking turns to tend to the patients oozing blood. Some have been defaced by a tear smoke shell and some have been hit by pellets.
Mushtaq Ahmad, 45, was on way to attend the rally when he was hit by the pellets. A labourer, Mushtaq was hit by pellets in his eye. Blood continues to ooze from his eye as doctors try to figure out the pellets. "I am unable to see from this eye," he tells the doctors.
Mushtaq fell unconscious when he was hit by the pellet and when he regained conscience he found himself in the SMHS hospital. "I do not know who brought me here. My family is yet to know about my condition," he said.
Dozens of ambulances and cars zoomed past the security pickets from Pulwama to ferry the patients to the hospitals. Hundreds of volunteers swarmed the hospital to tend to the injured victims. Doctors said some of the injured have received serious wounds in vital organs including eyes.
Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's advisor Prof Amitabh Mattoo expressed remorse at the innocent killings and welcomed the initiative for dialogue process.
"It is the time to bury all the political differences and rise above the party considerations to ensure welfare of people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially the youth," he said
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