# Delhi police files FIR after Rahul Gandhi protest on pellet gun case 2026-08-21T22:21:17+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Delhi police have registered an FIR over the use of pellet guns during the 'Chalo Sansad' march, hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sat on a dharna outside the Parliament Street police station demanding action. The FIR was filed under sections 118 and 125 of the BNS, relating to causing hurt by dangerous weapons and endangering life or personal safety of others, based on a complaint by Sahil Lochab. Gandhi ended his eight-hour protest after the FIR was registered, calling it the first step towards justice. He said Sahil still has pellets lodged in his body, including three in one eye and several near his heart, a month after being shot. The Congress party has questioned who ordered the use of pellet guns on students and demanded answers from Home Minister Amit Shah and the Delhi police. The protest came a day after Gandhi was detained and taken to Chhatrasal Stadium while sitting on a dharna outside the Prime Minister's residence over the same issue. The police have said the crime branch is investigating the matter, and a Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee has also been formed. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Pellet guns have been a flashpoint in Delhi protests since the 2020 anti-CAA agitations, but this case involves a fresh incident during the August 2025 'Chalo Sansad' march by the Centre for Justice and Peace. The delay in registering the FIR highlights the tension between police discretion and political pressure: while police argue they waited for a formal complaint and a Supreme Court panel report, opposition leaders see it as a pattern of stonewalling. The real test will be how quickly the crime branch files a charge sheet and whether the high-powered committee's findings, expected within weeks, match the police narrative or the victim's account. ## Coverage - aajtak.in Leads with Rahul Gandhi's dharna and frames police as bending to protest, emphasizing delay in FIR and opposition criticism. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amit Shah, Centre for Justice and Peace, Delhi Police, Parliament Street police station, Rahul Gandhi, Sahil Lochab Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-files-fir-after-rahul-gandhi-protest-on-pellet-gun-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-files-fir-after-rahul-gandhi-protest-on-pellet-gun-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/