Pellet Victim Insha Mushtaq Receives Rs 41.16 Lakh Compensation

In 2016, a 14‑year‑old girl named Insha Mushtaq was hit by many pellets fired by security forces while she was at home in a village in Kashmir.

The pellets broke her eyes and left her blind.

She also had broken bones in her face and skull.

For years, the government promised to help her by giving her a job and a gas agency, but the money never came.

In 2024, the state government finally approved a payment of 41.16 lakh rupees to her.

This money is meant to help her with her life and to finish the promised gas agency.

Insha said she hopes the government will use the money properly and that no one should use pellet guns again.

The government said the delay was due to changes in leadership and that the payment is now complete.