Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday sat on a dharna outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police at Delhi’s Parliament Street Police Station, protesting the alleged refusal by police to register a complaint from a student who suffered pellet-gun injuries during a protest.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court constituted a five-member high-powered enquiry committee headed by former judge Justice R Subhash Reddy to examine allegations of police excesses during the protests. Gandhi reached the police station with the student, who was allegedly injured by pellet-gun fire during the protest. There was no immediate reaction from the Delhi Police to the allegations.
The alleged use of pellet guns during the July 20 CJP protest has become a major point of contention, with the opposition and CJP stepping up pressure on the Delhi Police over its handling of the protests.
Congress said the Delhi Police had refused to register the youth’s complaint, prompting Gandhi to stage the protest. “Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition is on a dharna outside DCP office, New Delhi alleging that ‘Delhi Police refused to file FIR in the Pellet gun victim case’,” Congress said in a post on X.
Congress Alleges Police Inaction in Student’s Complaint
On August 14, Sahil Lochav, accompanied by his lawyers, submitted a written complaint to the Delhi Police but did not receive an Investigating Officer (I/O) number. Congress claims that Lochav followed up on the complaint on August 17 through emails and phone calls, yet no acknowledgment or I/O number was provided.
On Friday, Rahul Gandhi joined Lochav at the police station to urge action, but the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) again failed to provide details of the case officer or an I/O number. Congress asserts that the alleged offense is cognizable, necessitating the registration of a First Information Report (FIR), which they allege the Delhi Police has neglected to do.
