NEW DELHI: The Ladakh Police on Friday arrested activist Sonam Wangchuk , two days after the Union Territory witnessed its worst violence in decades, as a protest over statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards spiralled into clashes. Wangchuk was taken into custody by the police party led Ladakh DGP S D Singh Jamwal at 2.30 pm, the officials told news agency PTI. It was not immediately clear about the charges pressed against Wangchuk. On Thursday, Union home ministry cancelled his NGO's licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, over alleged violations. The MHA attributed Wednesday's mob violence and arson in Ladakh to the "provocative" speeches made by Wangchuk with references to Arab Spring-style protests and the Gen Z outpouring in Nepal. Wangchuk, however,

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