Wangchuk's wife asks if India is really free: Police torture 3 lakh Ladakhis on Home Ministry's orders

Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo on Thursday criticised the central government. He compared the current situation in Ladakh with that of British India. He said that the Ministry of Home Affairs was misusing the Ladakh Police. Gitanjali wrote on X, "Is India really free? In 1857, on the orders of the Queen, 24,000 British used 135,000 Indian soldiers to oppress 300 million Indians. Today, on the orders of the Ministry of Home Affairs, a dozen administrators are misusing 2400 Ladakhi police to commit atrocities on 3 lakh Ladakhis," he said. He was charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and lodged in Jodhpur Central Jail. Four people were killed in the protests on September 24. Sonam's wife reacts to her arrest Oct 2: Gitanjali Angamo writes to President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday seeking her husband's release. He urged the President to understand the feelings of the people of Ladakh as tribals. The letter has also been sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. In the letter, the angmo demanded the unconditional release of Sonam Wangchuk, whom they described as a peace-loving Gandhian protester who agitated against climate change and for the development of backward tribal areas. September 28: Gitanjali rejects allegations of links with Pakistan Gitanjali rejects allegations of links with Pakistan against her husband. He told news agency PTI on Sunday that Wangchuk had always demonstrated in a Gandhian manner and that the CRPF was responsible for the violence that took place on September 24. Angmo clarified that her husband's visits to Pakistan were related to climate change. He said, "We went to a conference organized by the United Nations. We don't see India or Pakistan in the waters of the Himalayan glaciers.