LIVE BLOG18 Jul 2026 | 08:45:31 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 17 (ANI): Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk with Former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana Dushyant Chautala, on the 20th day of his indefinite hunger strike as part of the Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) protest, demanding the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over alleged examination irregularities and NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke also present. (ANI Photo/Amit)SynopsisBreaking news live updates: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday alleged that Delhi Police beat and detained him after activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken to a hospital as tensions escalated at Jantar Mantar.Breaking news live updates: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday claimed that he was "beaten and put under detention" by the Delhi Police as chaos erupted at Jantar Mantar after Sonam Wangchuk was taken to hospital.In a social media post on X, Dipke alleged that the Delhi Police was cracking down at Jantar Mantar and beating people."I have been beaten up and put under detention by Delhi Police," Dipke said. Show more Show less1 New UpdateCJP's Abhijeet Dipke alleges assault by Delhi Polic "At 7 AM, when I stepped out to freshen up, police goons arrived here. They dragged Sonam Sir away while hurling abuse at him. A 60-year-old man, who had been on a hunger strike for 20 days and hadn't eaten a thing was forcibly dragged away by the Delhi Police. We have no idea where they have taken him. When I received the news and was on my way to Jantar Mantar from my friend's house, the police assaulted me as well...These aren't police officers; they are RSS goons. I had returned to my country from abroad; am I a criminal? They are goons—not police, but RSS goons..." says Abhijeet Dipke Update on activist Sonam Wangchuk's healthClimate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was shifted to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital after being removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site on Saturday, is conscious and his vital parameters are stable, sources said.According to ANI sources, Wangchuk has been admitted to the emergency ward of the Safdarjung Hospital and is under medical supervision.Meanwhile, protesters are being removed from the Jantar Mantar protest site by Delhi Police after Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike for the past 20 days, was shifted to the hospital.A heavy deployment of Delhi Police personnel was seen at the protest site as protesters were asked to vacate the area.Security tightened around Jantar Mantar after Sonam Wangchuk shifted to hospitalSecurity was stepped up in and around Jantar Mantar and across parts of the New Delhi district on Saturday after activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose health deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike, was shifted to a hospital following a brief commotion during the exercise, police said.Heavy deployment of Delhi Police personnel and paramilitary forces has been made at Jantar Mantar and nearby areas to maintain law and order and prevent any untoward incident, they said.