RAF man fired ‘anti-riot gun’ twice at protesters on orders of senior Delhi cop

3 min readNew DelhiJul 28, 2026 11:49 AM IST Security force personnel wield batons against demonstrators at a protest site during Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)'s Sansad Chalo march. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)A Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel fired an Anti-Riot Gun (ARG) twice on orders of a Deputy Commissioner of Police-rank officer during the Cockroach Janta Party’s ‘Sansad Chalo’ march on July 20, official records show. An ARG falls in the same category as a pellet gun. At least three people who participated in the July 20 protest sustained pellet injuries: Irshad Sheikh, 25, who works in Gurgaon; Sahil Lochab, 19, a Delhi University student; and a 28-year-old journalist with Outlook magazine. One of them risks losing his eyesight. A comment from the Delhi Police is awaited. The RAF ha