Pellet injuries: FIR filed after Rahul Gandhi sits on dharna
Delhi Police registered a case after Rahul Gandhi staged a dharna. He demanded an FIR for pellet injuries suffered by Sahil Lochab. Gandhi reached the police station with Lochab and his mother. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other leaders later joined the protest. Senior police officers were also met by the Congress leaders.
Delhi Police has registered a case following Rahul Gandhi's five-hour protest outside Parliament Street police station on Friday. The opposition leader staged the dharna to demand an FIR in connection with pellet injuries suffered by 19-year-old Sahil Lochab during a July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar. Gandhi, accompanied by Lochab, his mother, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and their lawyer, presented Lochab's medical reports, which revealed that over 200 pellets had entered his body, including three that struck his eye and threatened his vision.
Some pellets were lodged near his heart and could not be removed. Gandhi accused the police of registering instructions "from above" not to file an FIR. After multiple hours, Lochab's complaint was filed, and an FIR was registered against unidentified individuals under specific sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Gandhi called the filing of the FIR a "first step towards justice" and thanked Lochab for his support.
Lochab recounted how he joined the July 20 march against the alleged NEET paper leak and was hit multiple times by metal pellets during the lathicharge and teargas firing. He lost vision in his right eye and has undergone several surgeries, with his vision still not fully restored. Lochab also expressed concerns about the disruption of his studies and his aspirations to join the Delhi Police.
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