Watch: Chaotic and tense scenes as supporters claim police forcibly took Sonam Wangchuk to hospital

Delhi police on Saturday began removing protesters at Jantar Mantar after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken to a hospital on the 21st day of his hunger strike He has been demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after the NEET paper leak fiascoA heavy deployment of Delhi Police personnel was seen at the protest site as the protesters were asked to vacate the area In a post shared on X Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP New Delhi Sachin Sharma said Wangchuk was shifted to the hospital in compliance with the Delhi High Courts directions and on the advice of medical experts due to his deteriorating healthAs per orders of Honrsquoble High Court and on expert medical advise due to the deteriorating health condition of Sh Sonam Wangchuk he has been shifted to the hospital for essential medical care While complying with the orders of Honrsquoble High Court the protestors tried to createhellipmdash DCP New Delhi DCPNewDelhi July 18 2026Delhi Activist Sonam Wangchuk who had been on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar for the last 20 days was taken to a hospital by Delhi Police pictwittercomqhAJvPS4bKmdash IANS ians_india July 18 2026As per orders of Honble High Court and on expert medical advice due to the deteriorating health condition of Sonam Wangchuk he has been shifted to the hospital for essential medical care While complying with the orders of Honble High Court the protestors tried to create obstruction in which slight commotion ensued however police took maximum restrain and undertook the exercise safely the DCP saidAs per orders of Honrsquoble High Court and on expert medical advise due to the deteriorating health condition of Sh Sonam Wangchuk he has been shifted to the hospital for essential medical care While complying with the orders of Honrsquoble High Court the protestors tried to createhellipmdash DCP New Delhi DCPNewDelhi July 18 2026Delhi Police urge protesters to vacate siteHe urged the protesters at Jantar Mantar to vacate the site peacefully at the earliest We request the protestors at Jantar Mantar to peacefully vacate the place at the earliest he added Speaking to reporters here DCP Sharma said In compliance with the Honble High Courts order and based on health conditions and medical advice Mr Sonam Wangchuk has been moved from here to an appropriate government hospital for muchneeded medical intervention and is currently under medical supervisionVIDEO Delhi Police shifts Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on day 21 of his hunger strikeDCP New Delhi Sachin Sharma says In accordance with the orders of the High Court and considering his health and medical condition Sonam Wangchuk has been taken to an appropriate governmenthellip pictwittercomVNWwtGiYgwmdash Press Trust of India PTI_News July 18 2026WATCH Delhi The police took activist Sonam Wangchuk who had been on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar for the past 20 days to the hospitalDCP New Delhi tweeted As per orders of Honrsquoble High Court and on expert medical advise due to the deteriorating health condition ofhellip pictwittercomo8HxPSzu0fmdash ANI ANI July 18 2026WATCH Delhi Protesters being removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site after Activist Sonam Wangchuk who was sitting on a hunger strike for the last 20 days at Jantar Mantar was taken to the hospital by the police pictwittercomADUruHG54xmdash ANI ANI July 18 2026Meanwhile one of the protesters alleged that plainclothes police personnel arrived at the protest site early on Saturday morning posing as a medical team before taking Wangchuk awayEarly in the morning they sent in about ten police officers claiming they were a medical team We realised they were police since they didnt look like doctors and they ordered all the volunteers to move aside We kept requesting them to wait but suddenly they announced that there was a High Court order requiring them to take Sonam Sir away Meanwhile Abhijit had just gone to use the restroom I believe they have arrested him too which is why he cannot come here and his phone isnt connecting either All the policemen were in plainclothes the protester told ANIWATCH Delhi One of the protestors says Early in the morning they sent in about ten police officers claiming they were a medical team We realized they were police since they didnt look like doctors and they ordered all the volunteers to move aside We kept requestinghellip httpstco8yMzCe89gH pictwittercom7TWkJbXGPfmdash ANI ANI July 18 2026Dipke alleges detention by Delhi PoliceAbhijeet Dipke Founding President of the Cockroach Janta Party CJP in a post on X said that he had been beaten up and detained by Delhi PoliceI have been beaten up and put under detention by Delhi Policemdash Abhijeet Dipke abhijeet_dipke July 18 2026As this happened the student protestors formed a human chain to protect other activists sitting on hunger strike including Neha Bora a PhD scholar from JNU from police action Earlier late on Friday night Dipke had alleged that Wangchuk was attacked at the protest site in Jantar MantarWangchuks health deterioratesWangchuk was taken to the hospital by Delhi Police on Saturday morning after completing 20 days of his hunger strike The development came two days ahead of a proposed march to Parliament on July 20 by Wangchuk and his supportersHis health parameters recorded on Friday showed his weight at 5655 kg a reduction of 350 grams in 24 hours According to Dr Satish Lamba of the Delhi Medical Association his blood pressure was 10868 mmHg blood sugar was 70 mgdL and pulse rate was 72 per minuteSeveral Opposition leaders including Aam Aadmi Party AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav NCP Sharadchandra Pawar MP Supriya Sule SP MP Dimple Yadav Congress leader Pawan Khera and Shiv Sena UBT MLA Aaditya Thackeray had visited Wangchuk at Jantar Mantar on Friday to express solidarity and enquire about his healthOn Thursday the Delhi High Court directed that Wangchuks medical condition be clinically monitored on a daily basis during his hunger strike The court observed that the life of every citizen is precious and all efforts ought to be made by the government authorities to save the same and directed that any medical intervention required based on the opinion of government doctors be providedThe directions were passed by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia while disposing of a public interest litigation expressing concern over Wangchuks deteriorating healthWangchuk an engineer education reformer and climate activist from Ladakh has been on a hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged nationwide examination irregularities including the NEET paper leak controversy He and his supporters had also announced a march to Parliament on July 20 to press for their demandsWith Agency inputs