Activist Sonam Wangchuk was on Friday arrested in Leh, two days after four persons were killed in police firing during protests seeking statehood for Ladakh, PTI reported.

Wangchuk was taken into custody by a team headed by Ladakh Director General of Police SD Singh Jamwal around 2.30 pm, the news agency quoted unidentified officials as saying.

The activist was to address a press conference at 2.30 pm, but was arrested before he could do so, the Hindustan Times reported.

Police firing and violence broke out on Wednesday during protests demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Demonstrators clashed with and threw stones at the police, and set fire to the Bharatiya Janata Party office and a police vehicle.

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