According to those present, he suddenly felt unwell and moved to the rear of the building, where he vomited. He later returned upstairs to his residence without speaking to the media. Confirming the incident, Dipke’s father, Bhagwan Dipke, said doctors had been called to examine his son. Dipke had disclosed on July 25, during the protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, that he had been diagnosed with typhoid.