New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on Friday by the local police in Leh. The action comes following violent protests on Wednesday by youths and supporters of a movement demanding statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution in the Ladakh region. The protests left four dead and over 70 injured.

The Centre on Thursday had cancelled his NGO licence, alleging violations of FCRA rules.

Wangchuk, on the other hand, had claimed that the government was building a case against him to arrest him. He had also said that if he were arrested, the action would boomerang.

Wangchuk is a senior member of the Leh Apex Body (LAB). Along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the LAB has been mainly leading the agitation in Ladakh for the past several years.

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