{
  "id": 2478976,
  "title": "‘Suffered 200 pellets, shot 5-6 times': What student protester backed by Rahul Gandhi said in FIR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/suffered-200-pellets-shot-5-6-times-what-student-protester-backed-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T01:59:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/was-shot-5-6-times-with-pellet-guns-what-jantar-mantar-protester-said-in-fir-rahul-gandhi-stage-protest-du-student-101787361824031.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 19-year-old Delhi University student, Sahil Lochab, has filed a first information report (FIR) against unknown individuals for being shot multiple times with pellets during a student protest on July 20. Lochab, a supporter of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleged that he was hit by 200 pellets in his eye, neck, chest, jaw, and hand during a lathicharge and stampede caused by police. He filed the FIR at Delhi Police's Parliament Street Police Station on July 20, after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined him in a protest outside the station for over six hours. Lochab's complaints included his eye being permanently damaged and his body covered in pellet injuries, many of which were in sensitive areas. He requested that CCTV and drone footage from the area be preserved.",
  "summary": "The FIR was filed after Rahul Gandhi joined the student protester and staged a protest outside the Parliament Street Police Station for more than six hours.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}