Choegyal and Yonten were detained after they distributed leaflets in front of a police station in Wonpo township.

They were arbitrarily arrested on 21 November 2019, at around 2:30 pm, after shouting for Tibet's independence and distributing Tibetan independence documents in front of the Wonpo township police station.

On 1 March 2024, Choegyal and Yonten were released. Subsequently, the fathers of Choegyal and Yonten were summoned by the Wonpo township government to make promises and responsibilities before being released by the police officers at their respective homes later that evening.

The local people welcomed them without much visible gesture. Both Choegyal and Yonten are released in poor health.