Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been arrested under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) by the police in connection with this week’s violent protests in Leh, was in touch with Pakistani elements, Directorate General of Police SD Singh Jamwal has claimed.

Speaking to the press on the September 24 violence in Leh, DGP Jamwal revealed that they had recently arrested a Pakistani PIO who was in touch with Wangchuk and was reporting back details of his conversations to Islamabad.

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“… We also arrested a Pakistan PIO in the recent past who was in touch with him (Sonam Wangchuk) and was reporting back across the border. We have a record of this. He had attended a Dawn event in Pakistan. He also visited Bangladesh. So, there is a big question mark on him… investigation

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