New Delhi: The Centre and the Union Territory of Ladakh Monday accused activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Dr Gitanjali J. Angmo, of creating “hype” and an “emotive” atmosphere regarding her husband’s detention, who is in preventive custody under the National Security Act (NSA).

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta expressed reluctance to share the grounds of his arrest during proceedings at the Supreme Court, where Angmo has challenged Wangchuk’s detention, terming it illegal. Mehta informed a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria that the same had been disclosed to Wangchuk, and that no provision in law requires the detaining authorities to share it with the family.

Wangchuk is currently in detention at the Jodhpur Central Jail, Rajasthan. He was take

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