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Once seen as the inspiration behind '3 Idiots' lead character Phunsuk Wangdu, statehood and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk finds himself under a reckoning amid the ongoing upheaval in Ladakh.

Wangchuk was arrested on Friday, two days after Ladakh witnessed unrest as the stir over statehood demand turned violent.

The arrest comes two days after four persons were killed in widespread clashes between protesters supporting the movement for statehood to Ladakh and security personnel, amid a shutdown in Leh.

On Thursday, Wangchuk alleged that the government was building a case against him to put him behind bars for at least two years. The activist, who has been leading t

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