Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Nadda Slams Gandhi Over Sit-In Seeking FIR for Student
Rahul Gandhi sat outside a police station to demand that police register a formal complaint.
The complaint concerns Sahil Lochav, a student who allegedly suffered pellet-gun injuries during a July 20 protest.
The protest took place at or near Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place.
Gandhi said a medical report from AIIMS found more than 200 shells in Lochav’s body.
He also said three shells were in Lochav’s eye and that Lochav lost vision in that eye.
Gandhi claimed that some shells were near Lochav’s heart and could not be removed.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined him at the sit-in.
J.P. Nadda said the protest was mainly meant to attract cameras and headlines, while the Supreme Court’s committee was already examining the incident.
Rahul Gandhi held a sit-in outside the Sansad Marg, or Parliament Street, police station in New Delhi.
Gandhi demanded an FIR over Sahil Lochav’s alleged pellet-gun injuries during a July 20 students’ protest.
Gandhi said an AIIMS report found more than 200 shells in Lochav’s body, including three in his eye.
Gandhi alleged that Lochav lost vision in one eye and had shells near his heart that could not be removed.
J.P. Nadda called the protest cheap and attention-seeking, citing a Supreme Court-appointed five-member committee investigating the incident.
- Who
- Rahul Gandhi, Sahil Lochav, J.P. Nadda, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra; the Supreme Court and Delhi Police are also involved.
- What
- Gandhi staged a sit-in demanding an FIR on Lochav’s complaint about alleged pellet-gun injuries.
- When
- The sit-in took place on a Friday; the alleged injuries occurred during a July 20 protest.
- Where
- The sit-in was outside the DCP’s office at the Sansad Marg, also called Parliament Street, police station in New Delhi; the alleged injuries occurred during a protest at or near Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place.
- Why
- Gandhi said he was seeking police action and justice for Lochav, while Nadda said the protest was unnecessary and intended to gain media attention.
Rahul Gandhi’s Position
J.P. Nadda’s Position
Need for an FIR
Rahul Gandhi’s Position
Gandhi demanded registration of an FIR based on Sahil Lochav’s written complaint concerning the alleged pellet injuries.
J.P. Nadda’s Position
Nadda questioned the need for the sit-in, saying the police were investigating matters related to the Jantar Mantar protest and the Supreme Court had already appointed a committee.
Lochav’s medical condition
Rahul Gandhi’s Position
Gandhi said an AIIMS report showed more than 200 shells in Lochav’s body, including three in his eye, and alleged that Lochav lost vision in that eye.
J.P. Nadda’s Position
Nadda did not directly address Gandhi’s medical claims in the reported remarks and instead criticized the protest’s purpose.
Purpose of the protest
Rahul Gandhi’s Position
Gandhi presented the sit-in as an effort to obtain justice and police action for a student who allegedly suffered pellet-gun injuries.
J.P. Nadda’s Position
Nadda called the protest cheap, diversionary, camera-centric, and attention-seeking, alleging that Gandhi was trying to remain in the headlines and divert attention from other controversies.
- Protester named in complaint
- Sahil Lochav
- Alleged incident date
- July 20
- Alleged injury
- Pellet-gun injuries during a students’ protest
- Medical claim cited by Gandhi
- More than 200 shells were allegedly found in Lochav’s body
- Eye injury claim
- Gandhi said three shells were in Lochav’s eye and that he lost vision in that eye
- Investigation
- The Supreme Court constituted a five-member high-powered committee headed by a former judge
- Sit-in location
- DCP’s office at the Sansad Marg, or Parliament Street, police station
