Police shift fasting Indian activist to hospital against his will
Police said the transfer followed court orders and medical advice after Wangchuk lost 20% of his body weight during the hunger strike.
- Activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly taken to a hospital in Delhi after 20 days on a hunger strike demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam paper leaks, due to his deteriorating health and under Delhi High Court orders and medical advice.
- Delhi Police acted on directives from the Delhi High Court, which mandated daily medical checks on Wangchuk and authorized medical intervention to protect his life during the hunger strike.
- The protest at Jantar Mantar, led by the Cockroach Janta Party, has drawn political support and plans a march to Parliament on July 20 to press for education reforms and the minister's resignation.
- Wangchuk's family urged hospital staff not to administer treatments without their consent, while police asked protesters to leave peacefully amid security enforcement.
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Sonam Wangchuk joined the protest of the Indian Gen Z for a reform of education and against corruption. Taken by the police to the hospital against his will. The founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) starts a hunger strike
Indian authorities forcibly took prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk for medical treatment after his 21-day hunger strike to demand the resignation of the education minister over a leaked exam scandal.
The Associated Press reported on Saturday that police forcibly transferred Sonam Wangchuk of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) to a hospital in New Delhi. The activist has been on a hunger strike for nearly three weeks, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, amid allegations of irregularities and the leaking of exam papers. Delhi Police said Wangchuk was taken to the hospital after his health deteriorated, in accordan…
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