FIR for pellet injury during July 20 stir filed after Rahul Gandhi protests for over 6 hours
Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders’ dramatic stir outside the Parliament Street Police Station turned into a major political controversy with the (BJP).
On July 20, a Delhi University student named Sahil Lochab suffered pellet injuries during a protest against the leak of NEET paper and cheating in the Delhi Police recruitment exam. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who accompanied Lochab and sat outside a police station for over six hours, filed a First Information Report (FIR) on his behalf.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized Gandhi for his "attention-seeking politics," stating that even permission to file an FIR had to come from the home ministry. Lochab, who had visited multiple police stations to register the FIR, attributed his injuries to being shot with pellets by a police officer during a lathi charge and stampede-like situation.
He underwent multiple surgeries and remains concerned about the long-term treatment required for his injuries, which include 200 pellet wounds across his body.
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