Fact-Check Video Challenges Delhi Police on Protest Crowd Control

BBC fact-checkers examined videos showing security officers fired pellet guns — weapons that shoot small metal balls — at Cockroach Janta Party protesters in Delhi on July 20, 2026. Police had called reports "completely false." Three people were treated for pellet injuries. A separate force said it was too early to comment. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi showed a protester's injuries, accusing the government of lying.