I was thrown into jail, with no communication with my legal team or family, says Sonam Wangchuk

Ladakhi activistic Sonam Wangchuk said connected Tuesday (March 17, 2026) that helium was “bundled and thrown into jail” with nary connection with his household and ineligible squad for astir 10 days.

Mr. Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail connected Saturday (March 14, 2026), aft the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) revoked with “immediate effect” his 170-day detention nether the National Security Act (NSA). He was detained nether the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA) past twelvemonth aft constabulary took enactment against his protestation demanding Statehood and Sixth Schedule presumption for the Union Territory of Ladakh.

In his archetypal enactment aft his release, Mr. Wangchuk said, some the authorities and radical person to beryllium flexible connected demands. “Talks are a springiness and instrumentality process, some sides person to beryllium flexible and considerate,“ helium said and warned, unnecessary prolonging of the dialogue, would hamper meaningful conversation.

“I ne'er wanted to bash agitations, was forced to beryllium connected protests. We don’t privation to. We should articulation hands and acceptable an example,” helium added.

Questioning government’s determination to apprehension protesters from Ladakh, Mr. Wangchuk claimed that radical who went to donate humor were detained, and 2 radical were inactive successful jail.

Dozens of section residents, including galore of Mr. Wangchuk’s supporters, were rounded up successful Leh implicit a 24 hour-period pursuing the convulsive protests successful Leh successful September 2025.

Commenting connected his merchandise from jail, helium said, “The advances from the authorities was imaginable owed to our presumption successful the court.”

“I was good prepared to walk 12-months successful jail,” said Mr. Wangchuk

Talking astir crushed down his detention helium said, “Misunderstandings crept into the hierarchy and led them to judge that I americium wrong. Linguistic misunderstandings led to the grounds of detention.”