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India ends preventive detention of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk
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India's Ministry of Home Affairs ended the preventive detention of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act on 14 March 2026.
Why it matters
Detention had been imposed under the National Security Act following Wangchuk's arrest in September. The detention period lasted six months. The detention followed protests in Ladakh that resulted in four deaths and dozens wounded and included charges under the NSA. Wangchuk had been conducting a hunger strike demanding full federal statehood for Ladakh or constitutional protections for tribal communities and land.
Implications
- • Removes the NSA-based custodial restriction that had been in force since his September arrest.
- • Ends the six-month preventive-detention constraint on his personal movement and liberty.
Who is affected
- • Ministry of Home Affairs officials
- • Detention facility administrators
- • Legal counsel representing detainees
- • Ladakh movement leaders
What to watch
- • Detention order ended effective immediately (14 March 2026)
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