Student lost hearing in one ear during detention at anti-CEC protest: Rahul Gandhi. Congress' Rahul Gandhi claimed that Athira, a Keralam student studying at Delhi University, lost hearing in one ear after being assaulted during detention amid Delhi protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Athira alleged that police personnel hit her face after she asked why there's no female officer in the bus. Earlier, Rahul showed a man who was blinded in one eye.