Prepared to stay in jail until judicial probe ordered into Ladakh violence: Sonam Wangchuk

Detained activist Sonam Wangchuk has said that he is prepared to remain in jail until an independent judicial inquiry is ordered into the deaths of four persons in police firing during protests in Leh on September 24.

Wangchuk’s lawyer, Mustafa Haji, and his elder brother, Ka Tsetan Dorjey Ley, met him on Friday at Jodhpur Central Jail. They posted a message from him on social media on Sunday.

“I am doing well, both physically and mentally and thank everyone for their concern and prayers,” the activist said in his message. “My heartfelt condolences to the families of those people who lost their lives and my prayers with people who are injured and are arrested.”

Sonam Wangchuk’s message from Central Jail, Jodhpur.
Today on the 4th of October Ka Tsetan Dorjey Ley ( Sonam Wangchuk’s elder brother ) and I ( Mustafa Haji- Lawyer ) met Mr. Sonam Wangchuk at Jodhpur Central Jail.
Mr. Sonam has conveyed the following message to the people of…— Mustafa Haji (@Mustafa_haji_) October 5, 2025

Wangchuk was arrested under the National Security Act in Leh on September 26, two days after four persons were killed in police firing during protests seeking constitutional safeguards for Ladakh. He was later taken to the jail in Jodhpur.

The police firing and violence broke out during protests...

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