NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the NDA-led central government and the Ladakh Union Territory (UT) on a plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk 's detention after a violent protest in Ladakh in which four people were killed. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, challenging the climate activist's detention under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), and seeking his immediate release, reported news agency PTI. However, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria refused to pass any order on providing grounds of detention to Wangchuk's wife and posted the matter for hearing on October 14. Wangchuk, a former educationist, was detained by police on September 26, two days after violent protests erupted in Ladakh’s capital

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