Sonam Wangchuk had appeared on the popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 9, in 2017, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. However, he now finds himself at the centre of a storm. He has been arrested under the National Security Act. Authorities allege that he incited violence during ongoing protests in Ladakh demanding statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution