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Ladakh Activist Sonam Wangchuk Detained Under NSA, Moved to Jodhpur After Deadly Leh Unrest

Authorities say provocative speeches threatened public order, prompting preventive detention under the NSA.

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Agitators hold posters during a protest by AAP over the arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.
In order to restore a state of normalcy and peace in Leh, and to prevent Wangchuk from ‘acting in a manner prejudicial to maintenance of public order,’ he was moved to Jodhpur.
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Overview

  • Police arrested Wangchuk on Friday and transferred him from Leh to a Jodhpur jail after officials said keeping him in the region was not advisable for public order.
  • Leh remains under curfew-like restrictions with mobile internet suspended, and schools and colleges ordered shut for two days following the September 24 violence.
  • The protests for statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards turned violent, with at least four people killed and nearly 90 injured as buildings and vehicles were torched.
  • The Union Home Ministry canceled SECMOL’s FCRA licence citing violations, and investigators have opened probes into Wangchuk-linked organisations, including HIAL.
  • The government accuses him of incitement through provocative references to the Arab Spring and Nepal unrest, which he rejects; opposition leaders condemned the arrest as talks with Ladakh groups are slated to resume in early October.