The Centre, which accused activist Sonam Wangchuk of provoking the mob violence in Ladakh, cancelled the FCRA licence of Wangchuk-led Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL).

According to media reports, the funding for SECMOL was cancelled by the government, citing multiple violations under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). A CBI probe has also been launched against his organisation.

The move comes even as Wangchuk called the home ministry's charge that he instigated the recent violent protests in Ladakh a "scapegoat tactic" intended to avoid dealing with the core problems of the Himalayan region.

"I had received a notice about a CBI inquiry stating that your organisation received foreign funding even when it did not have FCRA. We did not get FCRA be

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