Gitanjali Angmo Reports Surveillance to Supreme Court Following Husband Sonam Wangchuk's Arrest Under NSA

Gitanjali Angmo has reported to the Supreme Court that she is experiencing continuous surveillance that violates her constitutional rights.

New Delhi:

Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of Ladakh statehood activist Sonam Wangchuk, has submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court claiming she has been under constant surveillance since arriving in Delhi following her husband's arrest. Wangchuk was detained on allegations of inciting protesters and having links to Pakistan.

In her affidavit, Angmo stated: "I am being followed and under surveillance in Delhi constantly. I have observed this fact after I came to Delhi on 30.09.2025 and held a press conference in Delhi on the same day. As soon as I step out of my accommodation in Delhi after 30.09.2025, a car and a man on a bike trail me wherever I go across Delhi."

She emphasized that this surveillance directly conflicts with her constitutional rights.

Wangchuk was arrested on September 27 on charges of inciting a mob, three days after a statehood protest turned violent, resulting in four fatalities. He is currently detained in a Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).

After visiting her husband in jail last week, Angmo appealed to both the Prime Minister and the President for his release. She has also legally challenged Wangchuk's arrest in the Supreme Court, questioning the application of the NSA against him.

Angmo previously denied Ladakh police allegations that her husband had communicated with a Pakistani intelligence operative. "That is the failure of the Ministry of Home Affairs if they have found such a thing. What has the MHA been doing that a Pakistani intelligence person is roaming here? They have failed in their duty. I want them to be answerable," she told NDTV.

Angmo, who works as a social entrepreneur, claimed they have been subjected to a "witch hunt" since her husband advocated for establishing a legislature in the Union Territory.