Indian-administered Kashmir was rocked by widespread anti government protests between 2008 to 2010, which left more than 200 people dead, most of them youth and many more maimed for life.
Family members of these youth say they face a real challenge as it is extremely difficult to bear the medical expenses.
18-year-old Mohammad Javed Pathan was hit by a live bullet on his leg. After undergoing seven operations, his leg was finally amputated.
The only son of his parents, Javed was a promising sportsman. He says the bullet has shattered his dreams for ever.
Javed's father is a manual labourer. His mother says they are facing lot of hardships to meet Javed's exorbitant medical expenses.
Javed's is not the isolated case. There are scores of teenagers who have suffered nervous breakdown and have been rendered disabled.
Yawar Ibrahim was hit by a teargas shell on his head. He is disabled now. He needs someone to feed him and to hold him while walking or going to washroom. He can not speak properly, and vaguely recalls the incident that changed his life forever.
She says the family has sold out almost everything to bear the expenses.
Doctors say he will remain paralysed for life from one side of his body, and would even lose the ability to speak.
Having been rendered disabled for life, the going is getting extremely tough for these victims who suffered critical injuries during the anti-government mass uprising between 2008 and 2010. Families are finding it difficult to bear their exorbitant medical expenses, and no help seems to be coming their way.
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