Activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested after four people were killed and at least 80 were injured in the violent protest that engulfed Ladakh on September 24.

“Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk arrested by Ladakh police team led by DGP S D Singh Jamwal,” officials told news agency PTI on Friday.

Ladakh violence

The statehood for Ladakh movement, led by Wangchuk, ended in violence, arson and street clashes in Leh on Wednesday (September 24).

The demonstration demanding statehood for Ladakh and inclusion of the Union Territory under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution had reportedly targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Leh.

Prohibitions under Section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, continued to be imposed in Leh on Friday (September 26) with a ban on the

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