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Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention Under NSA Challenged in Supreme Court as Wife Files Habeas Plea

The Supreme Court is expected to list the habeas corpus plea when it reopens on October 6.

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While Geetanjali Angmo said that she wouldn't politicise the issue, she welcomed any support she could get from anywhere.
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Sonam Wangchuk was recently detained under NSA days after violence in Leh over statehood demands

Overview

  • Dr. Gitanjali J. Angmo filed the habeas corpus petition on October 2 seeking Wangchuk’s immediate release from Jodhpur Central Jail.
  • Authorities detained the Ladakh activist under the National Security Act on September 26, two days after Leh protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule demands turned violent, leaving four dead.
  • Angmo says she has not received the detention order and has had no contact with her husband since his arrest, and she has written to national leaders seeking intervention.
  • The Ladakh administration defends the detention as evidence-based, says grounds of detention were served, and cites Wangchuk’s allegedly provocative speeches as incitement.
  • The Union Home Ministry has revoked SECMOL’s FCRA licence, and regional groups Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance have suspended talks with the Centre.