Rahul Gandhi ends protest after FIR over pellet injuries
What Happened
Rahul Gandhi ended a six-hour sit-in at the Parliament Street police station after police registered an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by Sahil Lochab during a July 20 protest. Gandhi had been pressing for a case to be filed after Lochab, who was with him, was first turned away at Mandir Marg police station.
What Changes
The FIR gives Gandhi the immediate procedural win he was seeking, but it does not settle whether the use of pellets was justified or who may be held responsible. The case now shifts the dispute from the police station floor to the investigation itself.
Key Uncertainty
Police sources said Rapid Action Force personnel and additional police were deployed around the station while the dharna continued, but the text does not say whether that deployment was linked to any specific threat or simply precaution.
The article does not say what offences have been invoked in the FIR or how quickly investigators are expected to act.