India's 'cockroach' protesters have wounds consistent with pellet-gun fire, say experts

The situation

Ballistic experts say the dozens of tiny round punctures are tell-tale signs of pellet gun injuries

What changes

BBC highlights this story because it changes the calculus for actors watching india, cockroach, protesters, wounds, consistent.

The setting

Earlier reporting from BBC and comparable outlets sketched the conditions that would eventually produce an event like this.

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Signal Ledger on india

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of india, cockroach, protesters, wounds, consistent: Ballistic experts say the dozens of tiny round punctures are tell-tale signs of pellet gun injuries.