Ladakh violence: Sonam Wangchuk's wife moves SC, seeks his immediate release

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuks wife Gitanjali Angmo has moved the Supreme Court seeking his releaseWangchuk was detained under the stringent National Security Act on September 26 two days after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union territory He is lodged in Jodhpur jail in RajasthanAngmo in her plea filed through lawyer Sarvam Ritam Khare has challenged Wangchuks detention besides seeking his immediate release The plea also questions the decision to invoke the NSA against WangchukAngmo alleged that she had yet to get a copy of the detention order in violation of the rulesMoreover she said she has had no contact so far with WangchukRecently the Ladakh administration rejected claims of a witchhunt or a smokescreen operation against WangchukIn a post on social media X Wangchuks wife wrote that she had no information about his health or the grounds of his detentionI have sought relief from the SUPREME COURT OF INDIA through a HABEAS CORPUS petition against Wangchuk66rsquos detention It is one week today Still I have no information about Sonam Wangchukrsquos health the condition he is in nor the grounds of detention pictwittercomP4EPzO630Amdash Gitanjali J Angmo GitanjaliAngmo October 3 2025I have sought relief from the SUPREME COURT OF INDIA through a HABEAS CORPUS petition against Wangchuks detention It is one week today Still I have no information about Sonam Wangchuks health the condition he is in nor the grounds of detention the post readEarlier Gitanjali J Angmo slammed the Centre and alleged police torture against the people of Ladakh after the September 24 violence in the Union Territory Comparing the current situation in Ladakh to that during British India she said that the Union Home Ministry is misusing the Ladakh PoliceIs India really free In 1857 24000 Britishers used 135000 Indian sepoys to oppress 300 million Indians under orders from the Queen Today a dozen administrators are misusing 2400 Ladakhi police to oppress and torture 3 lakh Ladakhis under the orders of the MHA Gitanjali wrote on XAngmos criticism of the MHA and the police comes amid curfew in Leh and police firing as a response to the violence on September 24 Following Sonam Wangchuks detention under the National Security Act NSA Gitanjali Angmo has refuted the allegations against Wangchuk being in touch with a Pakistani Intelligence Operative and accused the Ladakh police of working with an agendaWhatever the DGP is saying he has an agenda They dont want to implement the 6th Schedule under any circumstances and want to make someone a scapegoat she allegedGitanjali has also sent a representation for the immediate release of Shri Sonam Wangchuk to the President of India Prime Minister of India Home Minister Law Minister of India the LG of Ladakh and the DC LehThe violence on September 24 claimed the lives of four people amid police retaliation after the protestors set a political partys office on fire The protests were a result of people demanding statehood and inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule which turned into clashes with the police officials in LehWith inputs from Agencies