Gandhi siblings protest for FIR over July pellet injuries
Potential police brutality against protesters is being downplayed.
On August 21, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, along with pellet gun victim Sahil Lochab, protested inside the Parliament Street police station in New Delhi demanding an FIR registration over injuries from a July 20 protest. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma said proceedings were ongoing but denied immediate FIR registration. RAF was deployed around the station amid tensions.
21 AUG 2026
— NDTV
Rahul Gandhi initiated a 7-hour sit-in outside the Parliament Street police station to demand an FIR for Sahil Lochab, a student injured by pellets during a July 20 protest.
— The Hindu
Rahul Gandhi initiated a new political strategy by conducting an unannounced protest to secure an FIR for a pellet-gun victim.
22 AUG 2026
— NDTV
Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, successfully pressured authorities to file an FIR for Sahil Lochab after a seven-hour sit-in.
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