The move comes a day after four people were killed and at least 80 injured in violent clashes between protesters demanding statehood for Ladakh and security personnel during a shutdown in Leh

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday cancelled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), an organisation founded by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, citing financial irregularities and a foreign fund transfer from Sweden that it deemed against “national interest”, news agency PTI reported.

The ministry said the cancellation, which takes effect immediately, followed the detection of multiple discrepancies in SECMOL’s accounts. Read More

The move comes a day after four people were killed and at least 80 injured

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