Live: Rahul Gandhi stages sit-in at Delhi police station, pressing for case over pellet gun injuries to protester

Rapid Action Force units have been stationed within and around the premises of Parliament Street police station, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is currently staging a sit-in to demand an FIR over pellet wounds sustained by a young man during the July 20 demonstration organized by CJP, police sources indicated on Friday (August 21, 2026). Heavy security contingents comprising police officers and RAF personnel have been posted across the station complex, which additionally accommodates the New Delhi DCP headquarters. Supplemental police force has been called into active duty in light of the ongoing sit-in led by Rahul Gandhi, according to source reports. - PTI

Out of at least 80 demonstrators wounded during law enforcement action on the Monday (July 20, 2026) Parliament march organized by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), at least one victim suffered pellet gun wounds, per information from a source at Lady Hardinge Medical College where the injured person is receiving medical care. Law enforcement authorities dismiss claims that pellet weapons or shock batons were employed in the course of Delhi protests, notwithstanding accounts of wounded participants.

“Sahil intends to register an FIR, but permission is being denied to him. If the Delhi Police refuses to act, then who will? Our only demand is justice for his family,” stated Mr. Gandhi while interacting with reporters outside the police facility. As stated by the Congress party, Mr. Lochab accompanied by legal counsel visited the Delhi Police on August 14 to deliver a formal written grievance. Nevertheless, law enforcement officials purportedly failed to issue an I/O registration number or formal receipt. Follow-ups were subsequently made on August 17 via electronic mail and phone communications, yet no I/O number or acknowledgment was supplied, according to party statements.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday (August 21, 2026) launched a sit-in at the Parliament Street police station in the capital, insisting that an FIR be filed regarding pellet wounds inflicted on a young man during the July 20 demonstration organized by CJP, asserting that “barbarity” inflicted upon peaceful demonstrators constitutes a “grave offense”. Mr. Gandhi, alongside the 19-year-old pellet injury victim Sahil Lochab, initially went to the Mandir Marg police station seeking to log the FIR. When officials declined his request, he proceeded to the Parliament Street police station where he conferred with Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Sachin Sharma. - PTI