New Delhi/ Sep 26: Ladakh statehood activist Sonam Wangchuk, who faces allegations of inciting a mob with provocative statements, has been arrested a day after he said he would be “happy to be arrested anytime for this cause”.
He has been charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), government sources said, which provides for long preventive detention without any scope for bail.
Sources said Wangchuk was shifted to Jodhpur in Rajasthan and the government also snapped internet services in Leh following the activist’s arrest to prevent the spread of misinformation.
The arrest comes a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) cancelled the registration of Mr Wangchuk’s non-profit ‘Students Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh’ (SECMOL) to receive funds from abroad under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act or FCRA, 2010.
