Sonam Wangchuk's wife moves Supreme Court against husband's detention

Sonam Wangchuk (file photo)

Ladakh social activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, has moved the Supreme Court against the arrest of her husband under the National Security Act (NSA) by the Ladakh administration.

“I have sought relief from the SUPREME COURT OF INDIA through a HABEAS CORPUS petition against @Wangchuk66 ‘s detention. It is one week today. Still, I have no information about Sonam Wangchuk’s health, the condition he is in nor the grounds of detention," Gitanjali wrote on X, also sharing a copy of the petition.

I have sought relief from the SUPREME COURT OF INDIA through a HABEAS CORPUS petition against @Wangchuk66’s detention.
It is one week today. Still I have no information about Sonam Wangchuk’s health, the condition he is in nor the grounds of detention. pic.twitter.com/P4EPzO630A

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— Gitanjali J Angmo (@GitanjaliAngmo) October 3, 2025

This move comes days after she wrote to the President of India, the Prime Minister, Home Minister, Law Minister, and the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, demanding her husband’s immediate release.

In her appeal, she questioned whether it “was a sin" to support the people’s cause.

The activist was detained following the September 24 violent protests in Leh, as protestors seeking statehood for Ladakh clashed with cops. Wangchuk, who has been at the forefront of the statehood demands and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh, was arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) by the Ladakh administration. He has been lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.

Gitanjali Angmo had earlier lashed out at the government over her husband's detention, alleging he was being projected as an "anti-national" as part of a "witch-hunt". "A witch-hunt has been going on against us. We have given all documents clarifying the charges to officials from CBI, to the Income Tax Department, yet a smokescreen is being created to defame Sonam, so that the movement for the Sixth Schedule can be weakened," she alleged.