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Sonam Wangchuk was arrested from Leh and taken to Delhi first. From there, he was brought to Jodhpur under special arrangements.
Ladakh’s social activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested by the police on Friday afternoon from his village Uliakatopo. He was airlifted and sent to Jodhpur Central Jail in Rajasthan. The National Security Act (NSA) has been implemented on Wangchuk, under which it can be kept in custody for a long time without bail.
The government blamed Wangchuk as responsible for the violence in Leh on 24 September. 4 youths were killed and 80 people were injured in this violence, including 40 policemen. So far 60 people have been arrested.
The situation in Leh is still tense. Curfew is imposed on the fourth consecutive day and schools and colleges are closed. Precautionary administration has also stopped mobile internet service. The protesters demand that Ladakh get full state status and it should be included in the sixth schedule of the Constitution.
The BJP office was burnt by protesters in Leh violence. CRPF car was set on fire.
Police arrested before press conference
On Friday, the incident suddenly changed and social activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested by the police before the press conference at 2:30 pm. When they did not reach Leh, the organizers suspected. Later news of arrest was received. Despite this, there was a press conference. The organizers admitted that the violence took place to the youth who had become ‘out of control’, but there is no foreign force in it.
Leh Apex Body (Lab) co-chairman Chering Dorje made serious allegations. He said that the police and CRPF neither used water showers nor fired bullets for warning, but directly fired indiscriminately.
Wangchuk was expected to arrest in advance
Sonam Wangchuk already feared that the government could arrest her. A day earlier, he said that “I will be happy if I have to be arrested on this issue.” But now his arrest can spoil the atmosphere rather than calm. It is believed that this may also affect the conversation between the representatives of Ladakh and the central government.
Wangchuk has been a big face of Ladakh’s rights to fight for the last five years. His arrest has hurt people’s sentiments. Local people believe that Wangchuk is not a person who provokes violence, but was leading the peaceful movement.
What action has been taken so far after the Leh violence …
- The Ministry of Home Affairs has canceled the foreign funding license of Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), an organization in Wangchuk. For foreign grants or donations, the NGOs have to register under the Foreign Ashandan (Regulation) Act. In which it was found that the institution misused funding.
- The CBI has also started investigation in the Foreign Funding (FCRA) case against Vangchuk’s NGO Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIL). Hial is also accused of violation of foreign donations law (FCRA). The CBI team is investigating the accounts and records of the NGO.
On CBI investigation, Wangchuk said …
- CBI Had to check accounts from 2022 to 2024 only, but now they are also looking at the records of 2020 and 2021. Even documents are being sought from schools outside the complaint.
- First the local police filed a case of treason on him. The complaint of an old four years ago has also been opened again, alleging that the workers were not paid salaries.
- The government canceled the lease of land given to HIL, saying that the lease amount was not deposited, while they had documents that the government had asked not to take the fees.
- Notice came from the Income Tax Department and now the CBI investigation is going on. There is no tax in Ladakh, yet I voluntarily pay tax. Despite this, notices are being sent.
Sonam Wangchuk back back with the use of the word Genz Revolution
Actually, after the violence in Leh, Sonam Wangchuk used the word Genz Revolution Word on Twitter. When Bhaskar reporter Vaibhav Palanitkar asked Sonam this question in the press conference on Friday, he retracted and started accusing me of spreading fake news. Vaibhav has told him that part of the video during the press conference, after that his voice started to falter.
Now know how violence erupted on 24 September, in 2 points …
- Crowds from social media: The agitators had called for calling Ladakh shutdown on 24 September on the night of 23 September. Social media was used to gather crowds. Appealed people to reach Leh Hill Council. Its effect was seen and a large number of people arrived.
- Police-demonstrations clash: Barricades were placed in front of Leh Hill Council to stop the agitators. When the agitation proceeded, the police released tear gas, but the mob lit and vandalized the police car.
Meeting with government on 6 October
A meeting with the government will be held in Delhi on 6 October. In the year 2019, two union territories were created while removing Article 370 and 35A. At that time, the government assured to restore the status of full state when the state’s situation was normal.
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