Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested Friday (September 26, 2025) by police in Leh, two days after violent protests by supporters of the movement for Statehood and extension of Sixth Schedule of Constitution left four persons dead and 90 others injured, officials said.

Mr. Wangchuk was taken into custody by a police team led by Ladakh DGP S.D. Singh Jamwal at 2.30 p.m., the officials said.

It was not immediately clear about the charges pressed against Mr. Wangchuk.

The Union Home Ministry had blamed Mr. Wangchuk, a senior member of Leh Apex Body (LAB) which along with Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) is spearheading the agitation in support of the demands for the past over five years, for provocation leading to the violence.

Mr. Wangchuk, who was leading a hunger strike in supp

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