On 2026-08-21, Delhi Police filed a formal complaint after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in demanding an investigation into pellet-gun injuries sustained by protester Sahil Lochab. The FIR was filed after Gandhi's intervention at the police station on 2026-08-22.
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Delhi Police registered an FIR regarding a student protester's alleged pellet-gun injury. Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in after alleging the complaint was initially refused. The student, Sahil Lochab, claims over 200 pellets lodged in his body. He stated his vision in one eye remains unclear after surgery. The protest concerned alleged irregularities and the NEET paper-leak controversy.
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.