In a significant development amid the ongoing unrest in Ladakh, education reformist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, has approached the Supreme Court, challenging her husband’s arrest and the invocation of the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against him. The petition, filed, seeks Wangchuk’s immediate release and questions the legality of the detention.
According to Angmo, the authorities have not yet provided a copy of the detention order, making the action against her husband arbitrary and in clear violation of established legal safeguards. “We are yet to receive a copy of the order under which my husband has been detained. This is against the rules and deprives us of the right to seek effective legal remedies,” Angmo has stated in her petition.
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