Rahul Gandhi’s Protest Leads to FIR in Pellet Injury Case: What Happened to 19-Year-Old Sahil?

After weeks of waiting for action, Rahul Gandhi’s protest outside Delhi Police headquarters ends with an FIR. What did Sahil and his family tell the media?

A case involving a 19-year-old student, **Sahil Lochab**, has now become a major political and public issue after Leader of Opposition **Rahul Gandhi** joined the student’s family in demanding an FIR.

Sahil was allegedly injured by pellets during a student protest in Delhi. His family had been seeking a formal police case and an investigation into what happened.

After Rahul Gandhi joined the protest and questioned the delay in registering the complaint, Delhi Police eventually registered an FIR against unidentified persons.

The development has now raised a bigger question:

**Why did it take weeks of waiting—and a high-profile political intervention—for the case to move forward?**

## Who is Sahil?

Sahil Lochab, a 19-year-old student from Najafgarh, was reportedly participating in a student protest in Delhi when the incident took place.

According to the allegations made by Sahil and his family, he suffered serious injuries after pellets were fired during the protest.

The injuries were severe, with pellets reportedly embedded in different parts of his body. His family has also spoken about serious damage to his eye.

The incident has left the family demanding one basic thing:

**A proper investigation and justice.**

## What does Sahil allege?

According to the complaint, Sahil said that during the protest he saw a person wearing a blue uniform carrying a large firearm. Shortly afterward, he heard what he described as firing, and pellets struck him.

Amid the chaos and stampede-like situation, Sahil was injured and later taken for medical treatment.

The FIR will now allow investigators to establish what exactly happened, who fired the pellets, what weapon was used and whether the firing was justified or unlawful.

At this stage, the allegations should be treated as allegations until the investigation establishes the facts.

## What did Sahil’s family tell the media?

Sahil’s family has alleged that they approached the police with their complaint but were forced to wait for weeks without seeing an FIR registered.

The family has repeatedly demanded that the incident be investigated independently and that whoever is responsible should be identified.

Their argument is simple:

**If a young student can be seriously injured during a protest, shouldn’t his complaint be investigated immediately?**

The family has also expressed concern about Sahil’s medical condition and the long-term consequences of his injuries.

## Why did Rahul Gandhi join the protest?

Rahul Gandhi stepped into the matter after meeting Sahil and his family.

He joined the protest and demanded that Delhi Police register an FIR and investigate the incident.

During the protest, Gandhi also displayed pellets while speaking about the case and questioned why the police had allegedly failed to register the complaint earlier.

The protest continued for several hours before the FIR was eventually registered.

For Rahul Gandhi, the issue is now bigger than one student.

He has argued that the case raises questions about the treatment of young people participating in democratic protests and the responsibility of the police when protesters are injured.

## Delhi Police has now registered the FIR

Following the protest, Delhi Police registered a case based on Sahil’s complaint against unidentified persons.

The next important stage is the investigation.

Police will have to determine:

* Who fired the pellets? * What weapon was used? * From where was the firing carried out? * Was the firing carried out by police personnel or someone else? * What exactly happened during the protest? * Were standard procedures followed?

These questions can only be conclusively answered through an investigation and available evidence.

## The bigger question: Does an ordinary citizen need political pressure to get an FIR?

This is perhaps the most important question emerging from the entire episode.

An FIR is the starting point of a criminal investigation. It does not itself establish guilt.

But if a citizen alleges serious injury and approaches the police, the process should be transparent and accessible.

The controversy therefore goes beyond Rahul Gandhi or Delhi Police.

It raises a larger question about **how easily an ordinary citizen can get his complaint formally investigated.**

If a family has to wait for weeks—and a prominent political leader has to intervene—before an FIR is registered, then the system needs to explain what caused the delay.

## What happens next?

The FIR is only the beginning.

The real test will now be whether the investigation is conducted fairly and whether the person responsible can be identified.

For Sahil and his family, the demand is straightforward:

**They want to know who fired the pellets, why it happened and who will be held accountable.**

The political debate will continue, but ultimately the investigation must establish the facts.

## Watch the video

In our video report, we bring you the statements and reactions surrounding the case, including what **Sahil and his family told the media**, and how Rahul Gandhi’s intervention changed the situation.

Watch the full video to understand what happened and why this case has become a major political and public issue.

### What do you think?

Should police complaints involving serious injuries during protests be registered immediately and investigated independently?

Share your opinion in the comments.