Daijiworld Media Network – Leh

Leh, Sep 26: Ladakh statehood activist and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on Thursday, a day after he said he would be “happy to be arrested anytime for this cause,” amid allegations of inciting violence during recent protests.

The arrest follows the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) cancellation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of Wangchuk’s non-profit, Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), which bars it from receiving foreign funds.

Wangchuk, however, denied the charges, stating that SECMOL never received foreign donations and only engaged in business transactions with UN, Swiss and Italian organisations, paying all required taxes. “They mistook it as foreign contributions.

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