Activist Sonam Wangchuk was released after months in detention in a case linked to the Ladakh movement. Arrested on September 26, 2025 and held in Jodhpur jail under provisions invoked by the Home Ministry, he was freed after authorities said he no longer posed a threat to national security. Observers believe the decision was also influenced by the possibility of an unfavorable Supreme Court ruling.
In Maharashtra, a Nashik court closed a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over comments about Vinayak Savarkar after the complainant withdrew the complaint. The case had been filed by an NGO and related to remarks Gandhi made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking nationwide directions on road safety, bridges and power lines, asking if the court should ?run the country.? The bench said such broad petitions resemble a ?shopping mall? of demands and are impractical unless focused on a specific issue.
On the Iran front, the U.S. State Department announced rewards for information on key Iranian leaders, including Mojtaba Khamenei and senior IRGC figures, with rewards reported at about $10 million each. The move signals heightened intelligence pressure as Iran tightens security around top leadership.
The United States is also moving part of its THAAD missile defense system from South Korea to the Middle East after a key radar component was destroyed in Jordan. THAAD was first deployed in South Korea in 2017 to deter North Korean threats, but is now being redeployed amid rising missile risks in the Gulf.
In Jammu and Kashmir, a non-bailable warrant issued against former CM Farooq Abdullah in the JKCA scam case was withdrawn within hours by a Srinagar court after medical advice against travel was presented. The court acknowledged his health condition and recalled the warrant.
Separately, Rajasthan?s Anti-Corruption Bureau formed six teams to trace absconding retired IAS officer Subodh Agrawal in a Jal Jeevan Mission scam. Investigators say he has changed vehicles over 60 times, including frequent auto-rickshaw travel, and may be in Delhi or Mumbai after briefly staying at a farmhouse in Haryana.
