Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on Friday by Ladakh police under the National Security Act (NSA) and has been shifted to Jodhpur Central Jail. Speaking to The Indian Express , his wife Gitanjali Angmo, provided details of the arrest and the pressures Wangchuk has faced in recent times.

According to Angmo, Wangchuk was at his residence in his village when police arrived around 12:30 pm and began searching the premises. His phone and other electronic devices were seized, and he was later informed that he was being detained under the NSA.

“I was at our institute at that time when I received a call from an inspector that he was being taken to Jodhpur jail on a flight and that he would speak to me once he landed there. I am still waiting,” she told IE.

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