Will sit outside till you file pellet gun FIR: Video shows Rahul Gandhi inside police station

Rahul Gandhi sat in at Delhi's Parliament Street police station, demanding an FIR over alleged pellet gun brutality. The protest sharpened after police officials refused to register the complaint and Congress accused the Centre of shielding the guilty.Rahul Gandhi staged a protest at the Parliament Street Police Station. (X/Indian National Congress)Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders staged a dharna at the Parliament Street police station and DCP office in Delhi on August 21, demanding an FIR against police officers over what the party described as alleged brutality. The leaders confronted police officials over their refusal to register the complaint.Sharing a video of the protest, Congress said, “The whole country is watching that. How the Modi-Shah regime is deploying its full might to shield the guilty and obstruct justice.”The party accused the authorities of protecting those responsible and preventing legal action, while continuing its demand for an FIR against the officers.Gandhi walked into the police station with Sahil Lochab, a 19-year-old who allegedly suffered pellet-gun injuries and other Congress leaders, confronting officials over their refusal to register an FIR in the case.After police allegedly declined to file the complaint, Gandhi sat in protest outside the station and said he would remain there until the FIR was registered. Congress shared visuals of the protest, accusing the authorities of obstructing justice.Addressing the media, Gandhi claimed that three pellets were lodged in Lochab's eye and around 200 were embedded in his body, with some fragments near his heart that doctors could not remove. He also displayed metallic pellets recovered from the student's body.Gandhi questioned the Delhi Police's claim that its personnel had not fired pellet guns, asking who else could have fired them. He further claimed that police officers had said they were under instructions from senior authorities not to register an FIR based on the victim's complaint.- EndsPublished By: Ritaban MisraPublished On: Aug 21, 2026 17:12 IST