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Ladakh Violence: Gitanjali Angmo, Wife of Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Moves SC Seeking His Release.

Gitanjali J. Angmo claims Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act is illegal and alleges procedural violations amid protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood.

  • On Friday, Gitanjali J. Angmo filed a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, seeking the immediate release of Sonam Wangchuk, lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail, Rajasthan.
  • Protests in Leh on September 24 demanded statehood and Sixth Schedule status, triggering clashes that left four dead and 90 injured before arrests followed on September 26.
  • Claiming procedural breaches, Gitanjali J. Angmo says Wangchuk was framed and refutes Pakistan links, stating `I am unable to contact my husband` and lacking a detention order.
  • The petition under Article 32 was filed yesterday challenging Wangchuk's detention, and it is expected the matter might be moved for an urgent hearing once the Supreme Court of India re-opens on October 6.
  • Wangchuk is a noted innovator and Ramon Magsaysay awardee, with Angmo alleging CRPF surveillance and seeking his release while the Ladakh administration denies a `witch-hunt`.
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NDTV broke the news in New Delhi, India on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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