Leh: Environmental activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk was arrested by Leh police on Friday in the wake of violent protests earlier this week that left four civilians dead. The arrest, confirmed by officials, comes just two days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a strongly worded statement accusing Wangchuk of provoking mobs and undermining dialogue between Ladakh leaders and the Centre.

The MHA had categorically blamed Wangchuk for delivering inflammatory speeches during his prolonged hunger strike in Leh, alleging that he made provocative references to the Arab Spring and student protests in Nepal. According to the ministry, these remarks stoked passions and triggered the violent turn of demonstrations in Leh on September 24, when crowds attacked government offi

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