Delhi Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) regarding the use of pellet guns during a protest in the capital, an action that followed a six-hour dharna by Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Mr. Gandhi concluded his protest at Parliament Street Police Station after the FIR was officially recorded.

The protest by the senior Congress leader was initiated in response to the complaint of Sahil Lochab, a 19-year-old student who alleged that the police had refused to register his initial complaint. Mr. Gandhi arrived at the police station accompanied by the student, where he then staged his sit-in demonstration.

Sahil Lochab reportedly sustained severe injuries, losing his eyesight, after being struck by pellets during a protest in Delhi. His account of the police's initial refusal to register an FIR on his complaint prompted Mr. Gandhi's intervention and subsequent dharna.

During the course of Mr. Gandhi's protest, political reactions emerged. Ravi Shankar Prasad, a leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), criticised the Leader of the Opposition, accusing him of engaging in the “politics of anarchy”. Mr. Prasad further suggested that Mr. Gandhi's actions were an attempt to divert attention from other ongoing issues.

The dharna, which lasted for more than six hours, underscored the demand for accountability regarding the use of pellet guns in public demonstrations and the process of registering complaints from those injured during such events. The registration of the FIR marked the conclusion of Mr. Gandhi's protest.