Sharmila has been summoned by the Patiala House court under IPC 309 (attempt to commit suicide) for fasting at Jantar Mantar in October 2006.
New Delhi: Manipuri activist Irom Sharmila will be brought to New Delhi on Sunday for a court appearance. The court has summoned her in connection with her fast unto death stir against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.
Sharmila has been summoned by the Patiala House court under IPC 309 (attempt to commit suicide) for fasting at Jantar Mantar in October 2006. The "iron lady of Manipur" launched her fast unto death in 2000 after 10 civilians were killed by Assam Rifles personnel at Malom area near Imphal airport.
She is now in jail and is being fed through her nose at JNIMS Hospital in Imphal.
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