Any rethink on ‘unwell’ Sonam Wangchuk’s detention, SC asks Centre

The bench, presided by Justice Aravind Kumar, is hearing a petition by Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo challenging his detention.

The ASG said he will take instructions and appraise the bench. After he complained of frequent stomach pain, the court had on an earlier occasion allowed Wangchuk to be examined by a specialist doctor. The medical report was subsequently submitted to the court.

Earlier, Nataraj told the bench that Wanghuk’s provocative speeches had led to the protests over statehood turning violent in the Union Territory and left four people dead. “…The person need not actively participate. It is the propensity of the person to influence the group of people or to commit somebody else to do a violent act. That is more than sufficient for prevention detention,” the law officer said.

The ASG also said that Wangchuk had only challenged the district magistrate’s order detaining him and not the subsequent orders passed by the state government and the advisory board upholding the detention order.