The Supreme Court will today hear a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging the climate activist's detention under the National Security Act (NSA) over recent violence during protests in Leh. The plea seeks Wangchuk's immediate release.

According to the apex court's cause list for October 6, the plea would come up for hearing before a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria . The bench will sit at 10.30 AM.

Wangchuk was detained under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) on September 26, two days after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory.

According to the apex court's cause list for October 6, the plea would come up for hearing before a bench of Justices

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