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flag India releases Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk after six months in detention amid ongoing legal challenges.

flag India has released Sonam Wangchuk, a 59-year-old Ladakh environmental activist, after six months in preventive detention under the National Security Act. flag The Ministry of Home Affairs cited "due consideration" and a push for peace and dialogue in Ladakh, where protests linked to his hunger strike had caused four deaths and economic disruption. flag Wangchuk, arrested in September 2025, had demanded statehood or constitutional protections for the region. flag His release comes as a Supreme Court petition by his wife challenges the legality of his detention, with charges still unresolved.

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