Overview
- Detained under the National Security Act on September 26 after Leh protests that left four people dead, Sonam Wangchuk remains in Jodhpur jail.
- He is held alone in a barrack with no bed or furniture, sleeps on blankets, has no phone or TV, receives newspapers with items cut out, and is writing a jail memoir tentatively titled “Forever Positive.”
- Gitanjali Angmo says four videos cited as grounds were given to him only on October 23, the 28th day, which she argues violates NSA timelines and his Section 8 and 11 rights.
- She contends the detention relies on dated material and FIRs that largely do not name him, and alleges the district magistrate’s order mirrors a police proposal without independent application of mind.
- According to Angmo, their Supreme Court habeas plea remains pending as the government’s counsel keeps seeking new dates, which she characterizes as delay tactics.