Climate
activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, has moved the Supreme Court
seeking his release.
Wangchuk
was detained under the stringent National Security Act on September 26, two
days after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh
left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union territory. He is lodged in
Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
Angmo,
in her plea filed through lawyer Sarvam Ritam Khare, has challenged Wangchuk's
detention, besides seeking his immediate release. The plea also questions the
decision to invoke the NSA against Wangchuk.
Angmo
alleged that she was yet to get a copy of the detention order, in violation of
rules.
Moreover, she said, she has had no contact so
far with Wangchuk.
Recently, the Ladakh administration rejected claims
of a "witch-hunt" or a "smokescreen" operation against
Wangchuk.