Post Sharing Sonam Wangchuk’s Health Report Is Not Related to His Detention
Amit Malviya, the national convener of theBharatiya Janata Party's IT cell, shared a post on 18 July 2026, claiming to showSonam Wangchuk's health report shortly after the activist was forcefully taken to the. . .
Amit Malviya, the national convener of theBharatiya Janata Party's IT cell, shared a post on 18 July 2026, claiming to showSonam Wangchuk's health report shortly after the activist was forcefully taken to the hospital amid his hunger strike. The post is captioned, "Sonam Wangchuk’s preliminary medical report is now in the public domain. Importantly, it records that the medical examination was conducted with his own consent. "(Archived versions of similar claims can be foundhereandhere. )Is it true?:No, the health report is from an older assessment on 13 July, while Sonam Wangchuk was carried away and admitted to the hospital on 18 July 2026. How did we find out?:The image that Malviya shared clearly shows that it was dated 13 July 2026 and was admitted to Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital. However, the Delhi Police carried Wangchuk away from Jantar Mantar on 18 July. According the his partner Gitanjali Angmo's post shared shortly after the incident, Wangchuk was admitted to Safdarjung hospital, and not RML. I am at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi where@Wangchuk66has been admitted. Nothing should be administered to him orally or intravenous without take consent from me, his family and his doctors who have been monitoring his health for the past 20 days. — Gitanjali J Angmo (@GitanjaliAngmo)July 18, 2026We conducted a keyword search about his detention and could not find any credible sources sharing his health report on 18 July. However, we found news reports from 13 July 2026 that reported on Wangchuk's health condition on day 16 of his hunger strike. Deccan Chroniclereported that hehad lost a little over eight kilograms since his indefinite hunger strike began and his blood glucose level had dropped to 67 milligrams per deciliter. The Telegraphalso reported that he's continuing the indefinite hunger strike and shared the same medical values as the health report. There was no mention of Wangchuk voluntarily undergoing a medical examination at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in either of those posts. The Quintreached out to the Cockroach Janta Party — which spearheaded to protest — whose spokesperson, Saurav Das, confirmed that the image showed an older health report from 13 July. Details from Safdarjang Hospital:News agencyANIposted a health bulletin issued by Dr Charu Bamba, the Medical Superintendent at Safdarjung Hospital, which states that Wangchuck was received and admitted at Safdarjung Hospital at 7. 40 am on 18 July 2026. Delhi: Dr Charu Bamba, Medical Superintendent, Safdarjung Hospital- "Mr Sonam Wangchuck was received and admitted at Safdarjung hospital for required health care at 7. 40 am today. He is weak due to prolonged fasting and dehydration. Although he is currently stable, he requiresâ¦pic. twitter. com/G9TXb0tuwD— ANI (@ANI)July 18, 2026Conclusion:The health report that Malviya shared predates Wangchuk's forceful admission and was not issued on 18 July. (Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details onWhatsApp at 9540511818, or e-mail it to us atwebqoof@thequint. comand we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked storieshere. )