Mr Wangchuk, 45, was detained by Chinese police officers around 8 March this year. He was detained from Shigatse city while he was returning from one of his business trips to Lhasa. He is believed to have been detained for sharing some H.H. Dalai Lama books.

There is no confirmed information about the exact whereabouts of Wangchuk. His family members however believe that he had been sentenced and imprisoned at Nyari Prison in Shigatse.