'FIR only after Shah's OK': Rahul on case lodged over protester's pellet injury
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the delay in filing an FIR regarding a student protester's injury, claiming it required high-level approval from Amit Shah. The Delhi Police eventually registered the case under sections related to causing grievous hurt.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing tensions between the Indian opposition and the ruling government regarding police accountability and the administration of justice.
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the FIR registered over student protester Sahil Lochab’s alleged pellet-gun injury during the July 20 march is the “first step towards justice”.Showing a copy of the FIR, the Congress leader claimed that the “final okay” for registering the case had to come from home Secretary and union home minister Amit Shah."This is the first step towards justice. The case has been registered. It has been a month since he was hit by that bullet. Pellets are still lodged in his body; three are in his eye, and he cannot see out of it. Three or four are near his heart. A grave injustice has been done to this young man. We arrived here at 11:00 or 11:30 this morning.
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