Overview

• From Jodhpur jail, Sonam Wangchuk urged a peaceful Gandhian protest and said he is prepared to remain incarcerated until an independent judicial inquiry examines the September 24 killings in Leh.
• The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a habeas plea by Gitanjali J Angmo seeking Wangchuk’s immediate release and access to him.
• The petition alleges no grounds of detention were disclosed, claims denial of lawyer and family contact, and says clothes and medicines were not allowed in jail, alongside harassment of HIAL staff and students.
• Authorities accuse Wangchuk of instigating violence and say foreign links are under probe, and the Home Ministry has cancelled the FCRA licence of SECMOL, an organisation he founded.
• Apex Body Leh and the Kargil Democratic Alliance have suspended talks with the Centre planned for October 6, pressing for a judicial probe and releases after protests left four dead and nearly 100 injured.