Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Teen’s Pellet Injuries Prompt Protest for Police FIR
Sahil Lochab is a 19-year-old student who says he was hurt during a protest in Delhi.
He says something struck the right side of his face on July 20.
Medical records mentioned several pellet-related wounds.
He needed surgery on his right eye.
His mother has been visiting police stations to request an official police case, called an FIR.
She says officers kept sending her to different stations.
Police officials told the family that no gun had been fired.
Rahul Gandhi joined the family’s protest and asked for an FIR.
The family and Congress leaders want the police to investigate how Sahil was injured.
Sahil Lochab, 19, says pellets struck his face during a July 20 CJP protest in Delhi.
Lochab underwent surgery on his right eye and has multiple reported injuries to his face and limbs.
His mother, Jyoti, says police stations repeatedly redirected her while she sought an FIR.
Police officials reportedly told the family that no gun had been fired during the protest.
Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders joined the family’s sit-in outside the Parliament Street police station.
- Who
- Sahil Lochab, his mother Jyoti, Rahul Gandhi, and other Congress leaders are involved.
- What
- The family is seeking an FIR into Sahil’s pellet injuries allegedly sustained during a protest.
- When
- Sahil says he was injured on July 20; the family sought an FIR on Friday after visits beginning August 14.
- Where
- The reported injury occurred in the Connaught Place and Jantar Mantar area of Delhi; the sit-in took place outside the Parliament Street police station.
- Why
- The family and Congress leaders want an investigation into how pellets struck Sahil, while police officials reportedly said no gun was fired.
Family and Congress leaders
Police position reported by the family
How Sahil was injured
Family and Congress leaders
Sahil and his mother say pellets struck him during the July 20 protest and want the incident investigated.
Police position reported by the family
The family says police officials told them that no gun was fired during the protest.
Whether an FIR should be registered
Family and Congress leaders
Jyoti, Sahil, and Rahul Gandhi are demanding that police register an FIR against officers allegedly involved in pellet firing.
Police position reported by the family
The family says its request was not accepted and that it was directed between different police stations.
- Injured person
- Sahil Lochab, 19
- Reported injury date
- July 20
- Injuries
- Multiple puncture wounds on the right side of the face and limbs, according to the medico-legal report read out by Rahul Gandhi
- Treatment
- Sahil underwent surgery on his right eye
- Requested action
- Registration of an FIR
- Police position reported
- Officials told the family that no gun had been fired
- Political involvement
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Jairam Ramesh, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, and Kumari Selja joined or supported the protest