Climate activist and Magsaysay award winner Sonam Wangchuk, who has been at the forefront of the agitation for Ladakh’s statehood and inclusion under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, was arrested on Friday minutes before he was scheduled to address a press conference to counter the allegations of inciting violence and foreign funding against him.

His arrest by a team of Ladakh Police, led by DGP SD Singh Jamwal, comes a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) accused him of instigating violence in Ladakh and cancelled his Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence.

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Wangchuk was to address a press conference at 2.30 pm on ‘Zoom’ but the authorities are reported to have snapped internet services too in Leh.

The arrest comes two days after violent prote

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