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Wangchuk disputes hospital exit restrictions
Siasat··26 Jul
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk posted video saying Ask them to arrest me. I am a free citizen after staff stopped him leaving Safdarjung Hospital. He was taken there on July 18; his wife moved the High Court for transfer to Medanta. He ended a twenty-eight-day hunger strike Friday with written assurances before JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh Rana.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Families of hunger strikers may face similar hospital disputes over discharge and police presence.
- Supporters of Wangchuk's NEET-linked demands watch whether assurances translate to free movement.
- Patients generally benefit when hospital exit rules and visitor access are transparent.
What's Happening
- Wangchuk posted video after being stopped leaving Safdarjung Hospital.
- He ended a twenty-eight-day hunger strike Friday with written assurances before Nadda and Rana.
- His wife earlier sought Medanta transfer via High Court petition.
Hunger Strikes and Hospital Custody
- Wangchuk's fast linked Ladakh and NEET demands in one protest arc.
- Hospital transfers for activists have reached courts in earlier movements.
- Medanta was the private facility named in Angmo's petition.
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