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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced connected Saturday (March 14, 2026) that it has revoked the detention of activistic Sonam Wangchuk nether the National Security Act.
“The Government remains committed to fostering an situation of peace, stability, and communal spot successful Ladakh truthful arsenic to facilitate constructive and meaningful dialog with each stakeholders. In furtherance of this objective, and aft owed consideration, the Government has decided to revoke the detention of Sonam Wangchuk with contiguous effect by exercising the powers disposable nether the National Security Act,” the Ministry said.
Sonam Wangchuk | Ladakh’s technologist of change
The MHA, successful a connection said the Union Government has been actively engaging with assorted stakeholders and assemblage leaders successful Ladakh with a presumption to addressing the aspirations and concerns of the radical of the region.
Notably, the Centre’s bid travel aft Mr. Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, said that helium volition not prosecute the way of agitation aft helium is released from detention but volition proceed to beryllium portion of the question to request law safeguards for Ladakh done treatment and dialogue. She said this during an interrogation with The Hindu.
Mr. Wangchuk, who is presently detained astatine the Jodhpur Central jail, conveyed done 1 of his societal media accounts connected Thursday (March 12, 2026) that helium has not stepped distant from activism but it volition necessitate “clarity, unity, and sincere dialogue”.
Centre had detained Mr. Wangchuk nether the NSA accusing him of inciting unit by referring to protests successful Nepal, Bangladesh and had shifted him to Rajasthan. The Centre had besides said successful the Supreme Court that helium can’t beryllium released connected bail connected wellness grounds, arguing, “health facade was manufactured and synthetic.” Mr. Wangchuk was “fit, hale and hearty” and was medically examined 24 times successful the 5 months of his confinement, the Centre had argued successful the court, during the proceeding connected February 2026.
