US EditionIndian police arrest activist Wangchuk after deadly Ladakh protests
- On September 26, 2025, authorities in India took Sonam Wangchuk, a well-known activist from Ladakh, into custody following deadly demonstrations in Leh.
- The arrest came after violent protests on September 25 resulted in the deaths of four or more individuals and caused injuries to many others amid calls for Ladakh to gain statehood.
- Wangchuk, known for environmental work and schooling reforms, had staged a hunger strike demanding full statehood or constitutional protections for Ladakh's land and people.
- Authorities suspended mobile internet, imposed curfews, restricted gatherings to five people, and blamed Wangchuk’s speeches for inciting violence, while Wangchuk denied these accusations.
- The detention highlights growing tensions over Ladakh's political autonomy since its 2019 separation from Jammu and Kashmir and delayed constitutional promises to protect the region.
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Indian police arrest activist Wangchuk after deadly Ladakh protests
Indian police arrested Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday, two days after New Delhi blamed him for violent protests demanding statehood for the Himalayan federal territory in which four people died, and suspended mobile internet services in its main city of Leh.
Sonam Wangchuk being probed for Pakistan links: Ladakh DGP
Leh: Ladakh Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal on Saturday said Sonam Wangchuk is being probed for allegedly having links with Pakistan on the back of last month’s arrest of a Pakistani Intelligence Operative who sent videos of his protests across the border. Jamwal described Wangchuk as the key person behind Wednesday’s violence that claimed the lives of four people and injured scores of others. On Friday, Wangchuk was detained under N…
NSA Imposed on Person Following Gandhian Philosophy: Congress' Digvijay Singh Condemns Arrest of Sonam Wangchuk
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Speaking to ANI, Singh said that the government had failed in keeping its promise of providing statehood and the 6th schedule to Ladakh. India News | NSA Imposed on Person Following Gandhian Philosophy: Congress' Digvijay Singh Condemns Arrest of Sonam Wangchuk.
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