Mohammad Wasiq Nadeem Khan vs Delhi Police — Petition regarding alleged illegal confinement

The Bombay High Court held a special late-night hearing to review the detention of six Cockroach Janta Party activists who were taken into custody by Goa Police during a demonstration in Panaji. The bench, consisting of Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit Jamsandekar, ordered the immediate release of the detainees.

Sonam Wangchuk, a Ladakh-based climate activist and innovator, was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) on 26 September 2025 following protests in Leh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. His detention was contested through a habeas corpus petition filed by his wife in the Supreme Court. The Central Government revoked his detention on 14 March 2026 after he had undergone nearly half of the maximum detention period permitted under the NSA.

Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das, and Ashutosh Ranka were taken into preventive custody by Delhi Police ahead of a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar. They were subsequently released by a Delhi court on the condition of maintaining peace for one year.