During a protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police on Friday took action in the alleged use of pellet guns and registered an FIR against unidentified persons based on a complaint filed by Sahil Lochav. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had reached the Parliament Street Police Station on Friday, demanding that an FIR be registered.
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi met with police officials and demanded action in the matter. He alleged that during a protest at Jantar Mantar, some Delhi Police personnel used pellet guns, injuring several students. Rahul Gandhi had demanded that an FIR be registered against the police personnel involved.
When the police did not immediately register an FIR, Rahul Gandhi staged a sit-in outside the DCP’s office. He said he would remain at the police station until an FIR was registered in connection with the alleged pellet gun incident.
During the Protest, Rahul Gandhi Accused the Delhi Police of Alleged Brutality Against the Youth
During the sit-in, Rahul Gandhi accused the Delhi Police of alleged brutality against the youth. Congress workers were also present with him. Security was tightened around the police station, and barricades were put up. Vehicular movement from Connaught Place toward Parliament Street Police Station was also stopped.
Now that the FIR has been registered against unidentified persons based on Sahil Lochav’s complaint, the police will investigate the matter. The sections under which the FIR has been filed and what emerges from the investigation will determine the course of further police action.
Delhi Police Registers FIR on Sahil’s Pellet Gun Injury Complaint After Rahul Gandhi’s 7.5 Hour Protest
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, staged a sit-in for a full 7.5 hours today at the Parliament Street Police Station in Delhi. Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by Sahil, a student who was injured by a pellet gun during the protest. Hundreds of his supporters also joined him at the police station. Eventually, the Delhi Police yielded to Rahul Gandhi’s protest and registered an FIR.
The Delhi Police has now registered an FIR against unidentified persons in connection with the alleged pellet gun firing, based on Sahil’s complaint. Following the registration of the FIR, Sahil Lochab, the student who was injured in the pellet gun firing, also spoke out. He hailed Rahul Gandhi as a “people’s leader.”
Rahul Gandhi Stages Sit In at Parliament Street Police Station, FIR Registered in Sahil Pellet Gun Injury Case
As soon as Rahul Gandhi came out of the DCP’s office, he sat on a protest outside the Parliament Street Police Station along with the victim’s family. He remained there until the FIR was registered.
Sahil is the same student who was allegedly injured by a pellet gun during the protest. Rahul Gandhi alleged that no FIR had been registered in the matter so far. He had reached the DCP’s office at the Parliament Street Police Station to get the complaint registered.
The police have now stated that a complaint has been submitted by the complainant.
After the FIR was registered, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that it was filed seven hours after he began his sit-in and that this was the first step toward justice. Sitting outside the DCP’s office at Parliament Street alongside pellet gun victim Sahil Lochab, Rahul Gandhi said that a month had passed since the incident, but pellets were still lodged in Sahil’s body.
He said that three pellets were lodged in Sahil’s eye, leaving him unable to see. Rahul Gandhi said that the FIR was registered approximately seven hours after he began his sit in.
Rahul Gandhi Says FIR Was Registered After Home Minister’s Approval
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said, “How many women are raped in this country, how many children are killed, how many people are shot, and how many people have pellets lodged in their bodies? This police station is located in the heart of Delhi, yet justice is not being delivered here.”
He said, “Just imagine what must happen at a police station in a village or a small town. We did nothing wrong here. We simply demanded justice for an Indian citizen and his family, but it took eight hours. The final approval had to come from the Home Secretary and Home Minister Amit Shah himself. Only after that was the FIR registered. This shows who was preventing the FIR from being filed. The police officers wanted to register it, but justice was being blocked from above.”
