Escalation: Police Forcibly Hospitalize Activist Wangchuk
Delhi police removed Sonam Wangchuk, 59, from the Jantar Mantar protest site on July 18 and took him to Safdarjung Hospital. The transfer followed a High Court order based on doctors’ advice, 20 days after he began a hunger strike on June 28.
Police said some protesters tried to block the removal, causing a brief commotion. Barricades went up and additional police and paramilitary forces were posted around Jantar Mantar and the hospital.
From the hospital, Wangchuk’s wife said he would continue the fast and that the family does not want forced medical treatment. Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke called the move a mistake and began an indefinite hunger strike that day at the protest site.
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