Rahul Gandhi with Sahil Lochab, one of many victims of the reported use of pellet weapons through the July 20 protest, at a sit-in outdoors the Parliament Road Police Station on August 21, 2026.
| Picture Credit score: Sushil Kumar Verma
Chief of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday (August 21, 2026) staged a dharna (sit-in) outdoors the Parliament Road Police Station in New Delhi, searching for the registration of an FIR over pellet accidents suffered by a youth through the July 20 Cockroach Janata Party-led protest over the NEET paper leak issue.
Mr. Gandhi is accompanied by Sahil Lochab, a 19-year-old protester who was hit by a pellet gun throughout police motion. He suffered pellet accidents to the eyes and stomach, and later underwent surgical procedure on the AIIMS Trauma Centre.
The Delhi Police have thus far barricaded the realm and closed the police station gates as Congress get together staff and supporters tried to enter, elevating slogans. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally arrived on the station with get together staff staging a dharna outdoors the gates.
“Sahil needs to file FIR, however that’s not being allowed. If not Delhi Police, then who? We’re solely asking for justice for the household,” Mr. Gandhi stated, talking to media outdoors the police station.
The Congress chief and Mr. Lochab first visited the Mandir Marg police station and sought the registration of the FIR. After the demand was not accepted, they went to the Parliament Road police station and met the deputy commissioner of police (DCP).
‘No I/O quantity or acknowledgement on criticism’
Based on the Congress get together, Mr. Lochab had approached the Delhi Police alongside along with his attorneys on August 14 and submitted a written criticism. Nonetheless, the police allegedly didn’t present an I/O quantity or acknowledgement. The criticism was once more pursued on August 17 via e mail and telephone, however no I/O quantity or acknowledgement was offered, they stated.
In step with this, Mr. Gandhi accompanied Mr. Lochab to the DCP workplace on Friday (August 21, 2026) to press for motion and search registration of the case. “The DCP is once more not giving the case officer and I/O quantity. Because it’s a cognisable offence, a FIR additionally must be registered, however Delhi police not doing so,” the get together stated.
Based on the complainant, the alleged incident constitutes a cognisable offence and warrants registration of an FIR.
Earlier on July 29, the Congress chief had addressed the media and stated that protesting college students have been fired at with pellet weapons and claimed that Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah was answerable for “brutality” towards the protesters.
The CJP-led agitation culminated within the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Training Minister on July 25.
With PTI inputs
Printed – August 21, 2026 01:31 pm IST
