India, Oct. 8 -- Gitanjali Angmo, wife of Ladakhi education reformer and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, said on Wednesday that she has received Sonam's detention order and that her legal team is preparing to challenge it.

"We have received the detention order, which we will challenge. His spirit is undaunted, his commitment resolute, his resilience intact! He conveys heartfelt thanks to all for their support and solidarity," Angmo wrote on X, after meeting Wangchuk along with her legal advisor Ritam Khare.

The Supreme Court (SC) recently sought responses from the Central Government and the Union Territory of Ladakh on a writ petition filed by Gitanjali, challenging Wangchuk's detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and seeking...