Government revokes detention of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk

“Wangchuk had already undergone nearly half of the maximum period of preventive detention under the NSA.”

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
SRINAGAR, MARCH 14 (STC): Detention of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA) has been revoked by the Central Government this day. The decision was taken in order to restore peace and create an atmosphere conducive to dialogue in Ladakh, the government said in a statement
Wangchuk had been detained on September 26, 2025 under the NSA following a serious law and order situation that arose in Leh on September 24, 2025, reads the statement
The detention order had been issued by the District Magistrate, Leh, with a view to maintaining public order in the region.
The government noted that Wangchuk had already undergone nearly half of the maximum period of preventive detention under the NSA.
The Supreme Court has been hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by Dr Gitanjali Angmo, Wangchuk’s wife, challenging his detention since last September. Following the detention, he was transferred to Jodhpur Central Jail.
A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B Varale is scheduled to hear the matter on March 17.

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