Overview

• Gitanjali Angmo said she obtained the detention order during the jail meeting and will contest it.
• Wangchuk remains in Jodhpur Central Jail under the National Security Act after late-September unrest in Leh, with reports differing on whether the detention began on September 24 or 26.
• On October 5, a Supreme Court bench issued notices to the Centre, the Ladakh administration, and the Jodhpur jail superintendent, directed that the detention order be shared with Angmo, and asked that Wangchuk receive adequate medical care.
• Authorities have accused him of incitement, calls for self-immolation, and financial irregularities, while supporters call for an independent judicial inquiry into the four deaths during the protests.
• Family members and advisers, including his brother and lawyer Ritam Khare, have visited recently, with Wangchuk conveying that he is physically and mentally well.