Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday (March 14, 2026), after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) revoked with “immediate effect” his 170-day detention under the National Security Act (NSA). Sonam Wangchuk | Ladakh’s engineer of changeInvoking its powers under Section 14 of the stringent Act, the MHA revoked the Leh district magistrate’s order through which Mr. Wangchuk has been detained since September 26, 2025. He has “already undergone nearly half of the period of detention” under the NSA, the Ministry said. In furtherance of this objective, the NSA order against Mr. Wangchuk is being revoked, the MHA said. Mr. Wangchuk and 15 others were on the 15th day of a 35-day hunger strike when violence erupted in Leh city.

Source: The Hindu March 14, 2026 10:10 UTC