Sonam Wangchuk Hunger Strike Live Updates: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claims he was beaten up, detained by Delhi Police

Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke has announced hunger strike after Sonam Wangchuk was taken to hospital.

Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike for the last 20 days at Jantar Mantar, was taken to a hospital by the Delhi Police on Saturday morning. The Delhi Police in a statement said that Wangchuk has been shifted to the hospital for “essential medical care”. Cockroach Janta Party leader Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday announced he would sit on an “indefinite” hunger strike. Earlier today, Dipke said he was denied entry at Jantar Mantar protest site and that he was “beaten up and put under detention by the Delhi Police”.

The Delhi Police has urged protestors at Jantar Mantar to vacate the site at the earliest. A heavy deployment of Delhi Police personnel was seen at the protest site following Wangchuk’s hospitalisation. The development comes two days ahead of a planned march to Parliament on July 20 by Wangchuk and his supporters. On Friday, Abhijeet Dipke had alleged that Wangchuk was attacked at the protest site in Jantar Mantar.

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Wangchuk’s health parameters on Friday showed his weight at 56.55 kg, a reduction of 350 grams in 24 hours. His blood pressure was recorded at 108/68, blood sugar at 70 mg/dL and pulse rate at 72 per minute, according to Dr Satish Lamba of the Delhi Medical Association.

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