New Delhi, July 18 -- Dramatic scenes unfolded at Jantar Mantar on Saturday after police took climate activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since 28 June, to a hospital.

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

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

This is a developing story. More details awaited.

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