Sonam Wangchuk Warns Of 42-Day Fast Over CJP Arrests

By BPN News Desk June 6, 2026

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Sonam Wangchuk Warns Of 42-Day Fast Over CJP Arrests Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he will begin a 42-day hunger strike if Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke or other members of the movement are arrested ahead of their planned protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Sonam

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NEET, CJP and Sonam Wangchuk: Politics or Justice?

By BPN News Desk June 4, 2026

The NEET paper leak controversy was one of the most damaging incidents to hit India’s education system in recent years. Lakhs of students spent years preparing for one of the country’s most competitive examinations, only to discover that an alleged criminal network had compromised the integrity of the process. The anger that followed was entirely […]

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Sonam Wangchuk Backs CJP Protest

By BPN News Desk June 3, 2026

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he will join the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed protest in Delhi on June 6 if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign before then. Sonam Wangchuk Supports Cockroach Janta Party Wangchuk expressed support for the Cockroach Janta Party after speaking to its founder Abhijeet Dipke. He said he […]

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Centre Revokes Sonam Wangchuk NSA Detention

By BPN News Desk March 14, 2026

The Centre has revoked the detention of climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, bringing an end to a preventive detention order that had drawn attention in recent weeks. Officials confirmed that the decision was taken after reviewing the circumstances surrounding his detention. Sonam Wangchuk Detention Revoked Sonam Wangchuk

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Supreme Court Defers Sonam Wangchuk Detention Hearing

By BPN News Desk January 8, 2026

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred by a day the hearing in the detention case of activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk. The matter will now be taken up on January 8, with the court indicating that it required additional time to go through the records and submissions placed before it. The case is being […]

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Wangchuk Vows to Stay in Jail Until Justice

By BPN News Desk October 6, 2025

Jailed activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk has issued a message from Jodhpur Central Jail, declaring he will remain incarcerated until an independent judicial inquiry is conducted into the September 24 firing in Leh that claimed four lives and injured more than 70 people. Call for Independent Probe Speaking through intermediaries, Wangchuk demanded a judicial

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Wife Urges Release of Sonam Wangchuk, Claims No Access to Medicine

By BPN News Desk October 2, 2025

Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting her husband’s “unconditional release”. She alleged that she has had no contact with him since his detention and is unaware of his current health condition. In her letter, she claimed Wangchuk was detained without being […]

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Wangchuk’s Wife Defends Him Over ‘Pakistan Link’ Claims

By BPN News Desk September 29, 2025

Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of jailed Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, rejected allegations that her husband had ties to Pakistan. She questioned why India can play cricket with Pakistan, yet her husband is not permitted to attend a UN conference there. Arrest And Allegations Wangchuk was arrested under the National Security Act after unrest in Leh […]

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Ladakh Police Probe Pakistan Link with Wangchuk – Report

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

Ladakh’s Director General of Police, Dr. S. D. Singh Jamwal, told to NDTV that the police recently arrested a Pakistan Intelligence Operative (PIO) who was allegedly in contact with Sonam Wangchuk and passing information back to Pakistan. He confirmed that a detailed investigation is in progress. Arrest & Charges According to police sources, the PIO […]

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Activist Wangchuk Arrested After Ladakh Protests

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

On September 26, 2025, Indian police arrested Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, two days after violent protests in Leh that left at least four people dead. Authorities allege he made provocative remarks that fueled the unrest. The Protests The demonstrations began as a call for statehood, job quotas, and greater autonomy for Ladakh. Protesters clashed with […]