Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk taken to hospital by Delhi Police during indefinite hunger strike: What we know | Today’s news

Dramatic scenes unfolded at Jantar Mantar on Saturday after police took climate activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28, to hospital.

In a post on X, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has been protesting at Jantar Mantar since June 20, said Wangchuk was forcibly taken to hospital as Delhi Police allegedly lathicharged the students and took them away from the protest site.

In a separate post, Dipke claimed that he was beaten and detained by the police.

After Wangchuk was taken to be admitted to the hospital, DCP New Delhi, in a post on X, wrote, “As per order of the Hon’ble High Court and based on expert medical advice due to the deteriorating health condition of Sonam Wangchuk, he was taken to the hospital for basic medical care.” The post added, “While the protestors obeyed the orders of the Hon’ble High Court, they tried to create a roadblock in which there was a slight ruckus; however, the police exercised maximum restraint and conducted the exercise safely.”

DCP New Delhi further wrote, “We request the protesters at Jantar Mantar to leave the place peacefully as soon as possible.”

This is a developing story. Further details were awaited.