Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Pellet Victim Credits Rahul Gandhi After FIR Registration
Sahil Lochav says he was injured by pellet-gun fire on July 20.
He was treated at Lady Hardinge Hospital and later at AIIMS.
He says his eye still does not see clearly.
Lochav said he tried to file a police complaint on August 14.
He said the complaint was not registered for several days.
Rahul Gandhi contacted him and offered to help.
After Gandhi’s involvement, the FIR was registered following an eight-hour wait.
Lochav called the FIR a first step toward justice.
Sahil Lochav credited Rahul Gandhi with helping secure an FIR over a July 20 pellet-gun incident.
Lochav said he had been trying to register a complaint since August 14.
He said the FIR was registered after an eight-hour wait following Gandhi’s intervention.
Lochav sustained eye injuries, underwent surgery, and said his vision remains unclear.
His lawyer alleged that police stations redirected them and initially failed to accept the complaint.
- Who
- Sahil Lochav, his lawyer, and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi are central to the report.
- What
- An FIR was registered concerning Lochav’s alleged pellet-gun injuries after he said police initially failed to act.
- When
- The alleged shooting occurred on July 20; Lochav submitted his complaint on August 14, and the report was published August 22, 2026.
- Where
- The incident was linked to Jantar Mantar in New Delhi; Lochav was treated at Lady Hardinge Hospital and AIIMS.
- Why
- Lochav said Rahul Gandhi intervened after learning that his complaint had not been registered.
- Victim
- Sahil Lochav
- Alleged incident date
- July 20, 2026
- Complaint submitted
- August 14, 2026
- Medical treatment
- Lady Hardinge Hospital and AIIMS
- Injury
- Pellet-related eye injury; Lochav said his vision remains unclear
- FIR registration delay
- Lochav said registration took eight hours after the intervention
- Police stations mentioned
- Connaught Place and Parliament Street