By: Express News ServiceNew Delhi | October 6, 2025 04:20 AM IST 2 min readWangchuk, detained under the NSA, is currently lodged in the Jodhpur Central Jail.Calling out the “systematic campaign unleashed against” detained Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk over “links with Pakistan and China”, his wife Gitanjali Angmo has told the Supreme Court that the charges are “baseless”. Angmo said the charges have been “floated with the sole object of defaming, maligning and discrediting his peaceful Gandhian movement” that aims to protect the ecology of Ladakh.In her petition challenging the detention which will be heard Monday, Angmo said, “Along with the illegal detention of Shri Sonam Wangchuk, a systematic, untruthful and false campaign has been unleashed against him and his colleagues.”The petition further states, “In particular, a blasphemous narrative suggesting links with Pakistan and China is being intentionally floated in certain quarters with the sole object of defaming, maligning and discrediting a peaceful Gandhian movement for the protection of Ladakh, its fragile ecology, its mountains, glaciers, and the livelihood of its people.”Read | Sonam Wangchuk says will stay behind bars until judicial probe into Ladakh killings: LawyerThe plea also slammed the “malicious propaganda” as “dangerous”. It said, “As it seeks to stigmatise democratic dissent and portray environmental activism as anti-national, when in reality Shri Wangchuk has consistently worked for strengthening national unity and has been a supporter of the Indian Army through innovations such as high-altitude shelters and grassroots mobilisation in border areas. It further states that his “detention is not only an affront to his rights but is inflicting a profound emotional injury on the collective conscience of Ladakh.”The plea also highlighted Wangchuk’s Gandhian side, saying he “has consistently advocated peaceful and Gandhian methods to highlight the plight of Ladakh’s ecology, fragile environment, melting glaciers, as well as the aspirations of its people for constitutional safeguards under 6th Schedule protection and meaningful autonomy.”Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:LadakhSonam Wangchuk