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Cracking Down : After FCRA Cancellation Sonam Wangschuk Is Arrested, Sent Jodhpur Jail; Centre Defnds, Opposition Slams Move
In a day of fast-paced developments, the arrest of Wangchuk was sudden. He was scheduled to address a press conference in Leh at 2:30 pm but when he failed to arrive, the organisers became concerned.
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The police arrested climate activist Sonam Wangchuk two days after protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood and Sixth Schedule status left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory.
Wangchuk was taken into custody by a police party led by Ladakh Police chief S D Singh Jamwal at 2:30 pm, officials said, adding that he was subsequently lodged in a jail in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur.
According to various media reports, While there was no official word on the charges pressed against Wangchuk, sources within the Ladakh administration indicated that the stringent National Security Act (NSA) has been invoked against the climate activist
Police have shifted Wangchuk out of Ladakh, while the Ladakh administration has snapped all mobile internet connections within the jurisdiction of Leh district as a precautionary measure, they said.
In a day of fast-paced developments, the arrest of Wangchuk was sudden. He was scheduled to address a press conference in Leh at 2:30 pm but when he failed to arrive, the organisers became concerned.
They soon found the reason — the climate activist had been arrested from his village Ulyaktopo by a strong team of Ladakh Police, led by Director General S D Singh Jamwal.
Wangchuk was immediately shifted out of Ladakh.
While Centre has defended tha arrest, Oppostion parties have hit out at the BJP
Congres spresident Mallikajun Kharge in tweet on X wrote
The Indian National Congress strongly condemns the pathetic handling of the situation in Ladakh by the Government & subsequent arrest of Sonam Wangchuk under the draconian National Security Act.
At the heart of the crisis lies the BJP’s persistent betrayal of the aspirations of…
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) September 27, 2025
Mahua Moitra . TMC MP
Same playbook every time. Find ways to demonise legitimate dissent and then discredit. bulldoze, squeeze & imprison. @Wangchuk66 is no terrorist.#istandwithsonamwangchuk
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) September 26, 2025
Congress General Secretary in charge of Comminications Jairam Ramesh took on the BJP in his post On X
Six years ago, the people of Ladakh had great expectations when the Union Territory of Ladakh was created.
But there has been massive disappointment and disenchantment as they have seen
1. Their land and employment rights under severe threat
2. The local administration and…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) September 26, 2025