A report has presented an alarming picture saying that at least 224 children below 18 years of age were injured in different parts of the capital valley during the recent people’s movement.

Among them, 119 were below 16 years of age.

According to a report released by Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN), detailed information of only 169 children’s cases were available in 14 different hospitals where most of the victims were given treatment.

There were 49 cases of children injured from outside the Valley, the report added.

According to the report prepared by CWIN, twenty-one of the 169 also sustained bullet injuries, 34 children received head injuries, 7 were injured in the eyes and 29 had fractures in different parts of their body. There were 78 children with other injuries.

Reports quoted, Bharat Adhikari, program officer of CWIN as saying, “We expect at least 300 children injured in the Valley alone during the movement.”

There were not just cases of injury and killing of children during the mass movement, but also arrests in many places outside the Valley as well, the report adds.

Thirteen children were arrested from Gongabu and Thamel on April 11. They were, however released later on, the report said.