1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁medical ▁emer gency ▁in ▁K ash mir , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁eye ▁special ists ▁who ▁could ▁treat ▁the ▁injured ▁lying ▁in ▁K ash mi ri ▁hosp it als . ▁ ▁In ▁Sh ri ▁Mah ar aja ▁H ari ▁Singh ▁( SM HS ) ▁Hospital ▁of ▁S rin agar , ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁patients ▁were ▁admitted ▁by ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁problem . ▁ ▁A ▁five - year - old , ▁Z oh ra ▁Z ah oor , ▁had ▁pel let ▁w ounds ▁in ▁her ▁legs , ▁fore head ▁and ▁ab d omen , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁vict ims ▁from ▁the ▁region ; ▁she ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁S rin agar . ▁ ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁strongly ▁condem ned ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pel let ▁guns ▁on ▁protest ers ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁authorities ▁to ▁respect ▁basic ▁human ▁rights . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Sky ▁News ▁report , ▁the ▁Indian ▁par amil it ary ▁fired ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 , 8 0 0 ▁cart rid ges ▁between ▁July ▁and ▁August , ▁each ▁containing ▁ 4 5 0 ▁met all ic ▁balls , ▁total ing ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁pel lets . ▁ ▁A ▁team ▁of ▁three ▁eye - special ists ▁from ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medical ▁Sciences ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁head ed ▁by ▁o ph th alm ologist ▁Prof ▁Sud