BBC Verify Footage Contradicts Delhi Police Denial of Pellet Gun Use Against Protesters

BBC Verify analyzed videos showing security officers fired pellet guns toward Cockroach Janta Party protesters in Delhi on July 20, 2026. Delhi Police had called pellet gun reports "completely false and misleading." The CRPF, also facing questions, told Indian media it was "premature to comment." Three people were treated for pellet injuries. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi displayed a protester's injuries, accusing the Centre of lying.