200 lodged in body, 3 in eye: Rahul Gandhi shows pellets from victim's body

Rahul Gandhi staged a dharna outside Parliament Street Police Station with injured protester Sahil Lochab. He displayed pellets said to be removed from Lochab's body as they sought an FIR.Rahul Gandhi displayed pellets said to be taken out from the CJP protest victim's bodyAmid his dharna outside the Parliament Street Police Station, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi displayed a plastic bottle containing pellets that he said had been recovered from the body of a 19-year-old protester injured during the July 20 anti-NEET paper leak agitation in Delhi.Sahil Lochab, who allegedly sustained pellet-gun injuries during the protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), accompanied Gandhi to the police station to demand registration of an FIR over the incident.He underwent surgery, during which doctors reportedly removed multiple metallic pellets from his eye, leading to partial vision loss.This was the first time the pellets were displayed publicly. Only days after the protest, Gandhi had shown the injuries suffered by Lochab during a media briefing. Addressing the media outside the police station, Gandhi said the pellets were evidence of the firing and questioned the Delhi Police's denial that its personnel had used pellet guns."A pellet gun was used on him. The AIIMS report clearly says that there are more than 200 shells inside his body and 3 in his eye. He has lost vision in that eye. There are shells near his heart that cannot be touched," he said. "Delhi Police said they didn't fire them. So, there is just one question: someone must have done it," he said.#WATCH | Delhi: At Parliament Street Police Station, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi says, "Pellet gun was used at Connaught Place on 20th July. AIIMS report clearly says that there are more than 200 shells inside his body and 3 in his eye. He has lost vision in that eye. There are pic.twitter.com/kH0WGVMuBa— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2026Taking police officers by surprise, Gandhi and Lochab reached Parliament Street Police Station earlier today demanding registration of an FIR into the alleged use of pellet guns during the CJP agitation.After officers refused to register the case, Gandhi staged a dharna outside the police station and said he would not leave until an FIR was filed.Senior Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jairam Ramesh have since joined the protest.Rahul Gandhi's dharna comes weeks after allegations that pellet guns were used during the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' protest.India Today had earlier reported exclusively that a 25-year-old protester suffered around 20 pellet injuries during the agitation. Medical records accessed by India Today showed pellet wounds on his back and elbow.India Today had also reported that another protester suffered a serious eye injury during the protest.Both the Delhi Police and the government have denied allegations that pellet guns were used to disperse protesters.Last week, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also rejected claims that excessive force was used during the agitation.Parliament’s Monsoon Session, which was adjourned sine die on August 13, was also repeatedly disrupted as the Opposition demanded a statement from Union Home Minister Amit Shah on who ordered the police action against the student protesters.- EndsPublished By: Karishma Saurabh KalitaPublished On: Aug 21, 2026 14:29 IST