Leh: Two days after the Centre accused him of ‘instigating’ the mob that went on a rampage here, activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested here Friday, sources in the security establishment confirmed to ThePrint.

Wangchuk was expected to address a press conference organised by members of the Leg Apex Body in the afternoon at a hotel. His office issued a statement earlier in the day saying he would join it virtually, but he was arrested before he could address the press conference.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has blamed Wangchuk for the violence on 24 September, alleging that he made “provocative statements” that ‘instigated’ the mob. Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike to demand statehood and Sixth Schedule protections for Ladakh since 10 September, had distanced himself from t

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