Ladakh violence: Former MLA among 2 Cong leaders released after nearly 7 months of detention
19/04/2026
Leh, Apr 18: Two Congress leaders, including a former MLA, were released from the Leh district jail on Saturday after spending nearly seven months in detention in connection with the September 2025 violence that left four persons dead and scores injured, officials said.
Former J-K Member of Legislative Assembly Deldan Namgyal and LAHDC Leh Councillor Smanla Dorje were accorded a traditional welcome by a large number of locals, led by leaders of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), soon after they walked out of prison following the grant of bail by the high court on Friday. The Leh Apex Body (LAB), along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), has been engaged in dialogue with the Central government over demands including statehood for Ladakh and safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, while consistently pressing for their release following their detention in the aftermath of the September 24 violence in Leh.
The duo's release comes over a month after climate activist SonamWangchuk was released from the Jodhpur Central Jail on March 14, after the Union government decided to revoke his detention with immediate effect.
Wangchuk was detained on September 26 under the National Security Act (NSA) pursuant to an order issued by the Leh district magistrate. Recently, Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena assured that detention of the two prominent activists would be examined, after the leadership of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) raised the issue with him during his maiden visit to Kargil. Namgyal and Dorje were received by sloganeering supporters, who took them in a procession to Gonpa, where they offered prayers and thanked the people and the Bar Association for their support.
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