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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has been arrested on Friday, September 26, reported Times Now. This arrest comes two days after violent protests by supporters
of the movement for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four persons dead and 90 others injured in Leh. Earlier, the government blamed Wangchuk for the mob violence.
Wangchuk was taken into custody by the police party led by Ladakh DGP SD Singh Jamwal at 2.30 pm, PTI reported quoting officials. It was not immediately clear about the charges pressed against Wangchuk, said the report.
The home ministry had blamed Wangchuk, a senior member of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), which, along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), has been spearheading the agitation in support of the demands for the past five years, for provocation leading to the violence.
Wangchuk, who was leading a hunger strike in support of the demands, however, denied the charges. He denounced the violence and also ended the fortnight-long fast following the violence on Wednesday.
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