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India Frees Ladakh Activist Wangchuk After 6 Months in Jail
The Ministry of Home Affairs revoked Sonam Wangchuk’s detention to promote peace and dialogue on Ladakh’s demands, with nearly six months of detention ending, officials said.
- India ended the preventive detention of prominent Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk after 6 months in jail.
- Wangchuk, an environmental advocate, was held in September 2022 and charged under India's National Security Act following protests in Ladakh that left 4 dead and dozens wounded.
- Authorities said Wangchuk's detention was needed to maintain public order, but India's home ministry ended it after "due consideration", citing commitment to fostering peace and dialogue in Ladakh.
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Climate activist, scientist and founder of institutions like SECMOL and HIAL, Wangchuk, who was detained on September 26, 2025, was released from prison on Saturday evening after the centre revoked his detention under National Security Act
·New Delhi, India
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The Home Ministry, using powers under the NSA, has decided to revoke the detention of prominent Ladakhi social activist Sonam Wangchuk with immediate effect. The government believes that this step will help in ending the ongoing deadlock over the demands of Ladakh.
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