A first information report (FIR) has been filed against unknown individuals following an incident involving a 19-year-old Delhi University student, Sahil Lochab. He reported being struck by pellets during protests on July 20. The FIR was registered after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined Lochab in a demonstration outside the Parliament Street Police Station, where they protested for over six hours.
Lochab said complaints were rejected earlier
“I joined the Jantar Mantar protest which was against the paper leak… I’m a student and I participated in the protest against the NEET paper leak and Delhi Police recruitment exam cheating. During the afternoon, there was a lathicharge and stampede-like situation. I, along with other youngsters, started running towards the Palika Bazar area. I had the national flag. There, police started lathicharge and threw tear gas shells causing the same stampede-like situation. All of a sudden, I felt something explode on the right side of my face, eye and chest. I turned around and saw a personnel in blue uniform with a big rifle. There was blood all over my eye, face, chest and hand. Someone made me sit on a bike and took me to LHMC. “My only fault is that I’m a student and I was standing there peacefully and trying to voice my opinions. I worked hard to get into the police force but I’ll never get that job now. I want the police to preserve CCTV and drone footage.
Because of him, I suffered many pellet injuries. Because of this, I’ve lost my eye and my body is now filled with pellet wounds. I was shot 5-6 times with pellets.
They sent me to Safdarjung who then referred me to AIIMS,” Lochab said in the FIR. Lochab, a student of Delhi University’s School of Open Learning, said he had spent the previous eight days approaching the Connaught Place, Sansad Marg and Mandir Marg police stations as well as the crime branch office to register an FIR.
