Overview

• Justices Aravind Kumar and N. V. Anjaria are listed to take up Gitanjali J. Angmo’s habeas corpus petition on October 6 seeking Wangchuk’s immediate release and production in court.
• Angmo’s filing calls the NSA detention illegal and unconstitutional, says she has not been given the grounds of detention or allowed to speak with her husband, and requests access and a medical report.
• Authorities say Wangchuk incited the September 24 unrest in Leh, citing references to self-immolation and even the Arab Spring, while four people were killed and about 90 injured in police firing.
• Wangchuk, lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail since September 26, conveyed that he is prepared to remain in custody until an independent judicial inquiry is ordered and urged peaceful, non-violent protest.
• Administrative actions tied to his network continue, including cancellation of HIAL’s land allotment and SECMOL’s FCRA registration, as regional groups LAB and KDA pause talks over detainee releases and a probe.