New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that an FIR has finally been registered in the alleged pellet gun injury case involving Sahil Lochab during the July 20 student protest at Jantar Mantar, while questioning the circumstances surrounding the police action.
In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said, “Sahil’s FIR has finally been registered. But the way it happened, you must see this.”
https://x.com/RahulGandhi/status/2091044462596329562
The FIR was registered by Delhi Police after Rahul Gandhi staged an around eight-hour-long sit-in protest at the Parliament Street police station, demanding action on Lochab’s complaint.
Lochab had alleged that he suffered injuries after pellet gun firing in the Connaught Place area on July 20 and that his complaint was not being registered. He claimed that he underwent surgery at AIIMS but continued to suffer vision impairment.
Rahul Gandhi had earlier questioned the delay in registration of the FIR and cited an AIIMS report, saying it showed more than 200 pellet shells inside Lochab’s body and three shells in his eye.
“A pellet gun was used at Connaught Place on 20th July. AIIMS report clearly says that there are more than 200 shells inside his body and 3 in his eye. He has lost vision in that eye. There are shells near his heart that cannot be touched. Delhi Police say they did not fire pellet guns. So, there is just one question: someone must have done it…A crime has indeed happened,” Rahul Gandhi had said.
The FIR has been registered under Sections 118 and 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Section 118 relates to voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means, while Section 125 deals with acts endangering the life or personal safety of others.
Congress leader Pawan Khera also criticised the government over the issue, alleging that it first denied that pellet firing had taken place and later acted following public pressure.
“If anyone were to write an autobiography about this government, they would title it ‘Raita’,” Khera said while speaking to ANI in Pune.
Lochab, meanwhile, thanked Rahul Gandhi for supporting his demand and said the FIR may not have been registered without the Congress leader’s intervention. (ANI)
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