LIVE | Rahul Gandhi sits on dharna at Delhi police station; RAF, additional forces deployed

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday sat on a dharna at the Parliament Street police station in Delhi seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest and remarked "brutality" against a.

Key points

• Gandhi first approached Mandir Marg police station, but after his demand was not accepted, moved to Parliament Street and met DCP (Central) Sachin Sharma.
• In a post on X in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi remarked, On July 20, the police attacked Sahil.
• The Lok Sabha LoP was accompanied by 19-year-old Sahil Lochab.
• Extra police personnel have been pressed into service in view of Rahul Gandhi's sit-in, the sources stated.
• When Sahil wants to file an FIR for justice, even that is not being allowed, Gandhi remarked, now.

For context, the Lok Sabha LoP was accompanied by 19-year-old Sahil Lochab. This person was injured by pellets during a protest on 20 July. Gandhi is demanding that police register a case over Lochab's injuries.

Gandhi first approached Mandir Marg police station, but after his demand was not accepted, moved to Parliament Street and met DCP (Central) Sachin Sharma. After the session failed to resolve the problem, the Congress MP and Lochab began the sit-in. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other party leaders have additionally joined the protest. RAF deployed around Parliament Street police station as Rahul stages sit-in.

Rapid Action Force has been deployed in and around the Parliament Street police station, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is sitting on a dharna demanding registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest, police sources remarked on Friday.

Plenty of police and RAF personnel have been deployed around the police station. It additionally houses the New Delhi DCP's office.

Extra police personnel have been pressed into service in view of Rahul Gandhi's sit-in, the sources stated. Constitution being 'trampled' over denial of FIR: Gandhi.

In a post on X in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi remarked, "On July 20, the police attacked Sahil. This person was peacefully protesting at Jantar Mantar, with a pellet gun. Severely injured by the pellets, Sahil's vision in one eye is now at risk."

"Such brutality against a peaceful protest is not just illegal — it is a serious crime. Neither has Home Minister Amit Shah offered any explanation to the students for this cruelty, nor has the Prime Minister apologised to them, " he remarked.

"In this way, the Constitution and constitutional rights are being trampled. @AmitShah ji, why are you so scared of justice? This fear demonstrates that you are admitting to your crime, " the Congress leader stated.

He asserted that he will ensure justice for Lochab and every other student victim like him. "The FIR will be filed. A judicial inquiry will take place. And action will be taken against everyone — from top to bottom — who is guilty of this brutality. We will ensure justice for Sahil, and every student victim like him, " Gandhi remarked.

Taken together, the developments around LIVE Rahul Gandhi sits on dharna at Delhi police station; RAF, point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.