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Ladakh News Today LIVE Updates: Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained in Leh on Friday, two days protests demanding statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution turned violent. The violence left four dead and 90 injured, officials said. The charges against Wangchuk remain unclear.
The development comes as a dramatic escalation in Ladakh’s statehood movement, which has been spearheaded for over five years by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA).
MHA blames Wangchuk for provoking unrest
The Union Home Ministry has blamed Wangchuk for allegedly provoking unrest. Wangchuk has denied the allegations and said that his campaign was peaceful. He condemned the violence and ended his 15-day hunger strike on Wednesd