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Sources mentioned that Wangchuk has been affected by persistent gastrointestinal points and acute physique ache
Wangchuk, a Ramon Magsaysay awardee and the distinguished face of the motion demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards for Ladakh, was detained on September 26, 2025. File pic/PTI
Activist and scientist Sonam Wangchuk was taken to AIIMS Jodhpur following a pointy decline in his well being whereas in judicial custody. The 59-year-old innovator, who has been held on the Jodhpur Central Jail since late September 2025, was escorted to the hospital underneath heavy safety after a direct intervention by the Supreme Courtroom of India.
Sources at AIIMS Jodhpur confirmed that Wangchuk has been affected by persistent gastrointestinal points and acute physique ache. He was delivered to the hospital at roughly 6.30 am on Saturday by means of a rear entrance to keep away from public crowds and was instantly attended to by a workforce of specialists within the gastroenterology division.
The switch follows a collection of warnings from Wangchuk’s household concerning the dearth of sufficient medical amenities throughout the jail. His spouse, Gitanjali Angmo, moved a petition within the apex court docket alleging that the standard of ingesting water supplied at Jodhpur Central Jail was contaminated, resulting in her husband’s continual abdomen illnesses. Whereas the Rajasthan authorities’s counsel argued that jail medical doctors had examined the activist 21 occasions previously 4 months, Wangchuk’s authorized workforce, led by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, maintained that these routine check-ups had been inadequate and that specialist care was a constitutional necessity.
Paying attention to the “steadily deteriorating” situation of the detainee, a bench comprising Justices Arvind Kumar and PB Varale had directed the jail administration on Thursday to rearrange an instantaneous examination by a authorities hospital specialist. The court docket has requested an in depth medical report in a sealed cowl to be submitted by Monday.
Wangchuk stays in custody underneath the stringent Nationwide Safety Act (NSA), invoked following violent protests in Leh, Ladakh, in September final yr. Authorities accused him of inciting the unrest. His detention has sparked widespread worldwide concern, as his supporters keep that he was peacefully demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh’s fragile ecosystem underneath the Sixth Schedule.
After present process roughly 90 minutes of checks and commentary, Wangchuk was returned to Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday morning. His authorized workforce is anticipated to make use of the forthcoming medical report back to push for interim bail or a switch to a facility with higher sanitation and healthcare.
February 02, 2026, 03:03 IST
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