Climate activist and Magsaysay Award winner Sonam Wangchuk was flown from Leh to Jodhpur on Friday after being detained under the National Security Act (NSA).

The move came following violent protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood that left at least four people dead and several injured.

Wangchuk and the Leh Apex Body began a 35-day hunger strike on September 10, calling for Ladakh’s inclusion under the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule and statehood. The protest was triggered after the Union home ministry reportedly ignored requests for a meeting on these demands.

Violence broke out on September 24 after the health of two elderly protesters, aged 72 and 60, deteriorated. Officials said the unrest escalated due to provocative speeches by some hunger strikers. Wangchuk described the detention a

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