New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Sahil Lochav, the youth who the Congress has alleged suffered pellet gun injuries during the protests in the national capital last month over examination paper leaks, thanked Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi after the Delhi Police registered an FIR on Friday.

Rahul Gandhi had staged a sit-in dharna at the Parliament Street Police Station, demanding registration of the FIR in connection with the injuries suffered by Lochav during the protest.

Lochav said the FIR marked the first step towards justice and credited Rahul Gandhi with helping him get the case registered.

"When I spoke to him recently, he (Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi) called to ask about my health, I mentioned that my FIR wasn't being re...