SC to hear plea for Sonam Wangchuk's release on Oct 6

The Supreme Court will hear on October 6 a habeas corpus petition filed by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Geetanjali Angmo, against his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and seeking his release.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria will hear the case.On Friday, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo approached the Supreme Court seeking her husband's release Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) and was shifted to Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan for allegedly inciting violent protests in Ladakh. He was also booked under the NSA after violence in Leh, in which four people were killed and 80 others were injured.In a post on social media X, Wangchuk’s wife wrote that she had no information about his health or the grounds of his detention.”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

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have no information about Sonam Wangchuk’s health, the condition he is in nor the grounds of detention,” the post read.Earlier, Gitanjali J Angmo slammed the Centre and alleged police torture against the people of Ladalth 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 Police."Is India really free? In 1857, 24,000 Britishers used 135,000 Indian sepoys to oppress 300 million Indians under orde