10 days since Sonam Wangchuk’s arrest: Here's what SC told Sonam Wangchuk's wife

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00:00It has been 10 days since Sonam Vangchuk's arrest under the NSA on September 26.

00:04His wife Gitanjali had filed a habeas corpus petition before the Supreme Court and a two-judge

00:08bench heard it on October 6.

00:10Here's what happened.

00:11In the petition, Gitanjali said there was no information about the grounds of Sonam's

00:14detention or about the state of his health and sought his immediate release.

00:17The Supreme Court orally asked the union government to tell Gitanjali the grounds for her husband's

00:21arrest.

00:22The center, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, argued the authorities had already

00:26done so, immediately after Sonam's arrest in fact, and there was no further obligation

00:30under the NSA to share the details with his wife.

00:32Senior advocate Kapil Sibbal, appearing for Gitanjali, said without knowing the grounds of

00:35arrest, Gitanjali would not be able to argue her case.

00:38Sibbal also urged that the court direct the detaining authorities to allow Gitanjali to

00:42meet her husband.

00:43But the bench asked her to move the authorities for permission to meet her husband.

00:46The Supreme Court bench listed the next hearing for October 14, saying something had been done

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