Activist Sonam Wangchuk has called for an independent judicial inquiry into the deaths of four individuals during the protests in Leh, declaring his willingness to remain in jail until this demand is fulfilled. Sajjad Kargili, leader of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), shared on X that he had conveyed Wangchuk’s message through his elder brother, Ka Tsetan Dorjey Ley, and advocate Mustafa Haji, who visited him at Jodhpur Central Jail on 4 October.

Wangchuk was detained on 26 September, two days after violent protests erupted in Ladakh’s capital, Leh, where demonstrators were demanding statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. He is currently held at Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan.

In a social media post, Kargili wrote: “Sonam Wangchuk's message

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