The Union home ministry on Thursday cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act license of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s non-governmental organisation, The Indian Express reported.

This came a day after four persons were killed and more than 80 injured in police firing in Leh during a protest demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

The Union government had claimed on Wednesday that the violence was incited by Wangchuk’s “ provocative statements ”.

Registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act is mandatory for a non-profit organisation to receive foreign funds.

The Central Bureau of Investigation had, two months ago, initiated a preliminary inquiry into alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulat

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