New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned the delay in registering an FIR in the Sahil Lochav pellet gun case, alleging that "brakes on justice" were being applied from the top.

"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," Gandhi said after the FIR was registered.

Gandhi said he and his supporters had reached the Parliament Street Police Station at around 11 am or 11.30 am and remained there until the FIR was registe...