Wangchuk has Pakistan links; visited Bangladesh: Ladakh Police claim
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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, PTI reported.
The police officer cited Wangchuk attending an event by The Dawn in Pakistan and his visit to Bangladesh as a basis for claims against the Ladakh activist.
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 the National Security Act and sent to a jail in Jodhpur in Rajasthan.
"What has been found in the investigation (against Wangchuk) cannot be disclosed at this moment. The process is ongoing, and if you look at his profile and history, you will see that it is all available on YouTube. His speech worked as an instigation as he talked about the Arab Spring and the recent unrest in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka,” the officer claimed.
"He had his own agenda. There is a probe of foreign funding, violation of FCRA against him … We have a PIO with us who was reporting across the border, sending videos of the protests led by Wangchuk,” he said.
The police chief also cited some of Wangchuk's foreign visits and termed them as suspicious.
Wangchuk has been the main face of the agitation spearheaded by the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to the Union Territory.
Jamwal said Wangchuk tried to hijack the platform and tried to scupper the dialogue between the Centre and Ladakh representatives.
The Centre has invited the leaders for a fresh round of talks on October 6.
Jamwal said Wangchuk continued his hunger strike, despite knowing that an informal meeting between the two sides was going to take place on September 25.
"Just a day before the informal meeting, a deliberate attempt was made to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere through provocative videos and statements, which culminated in violence on Wednesday and unfortunate deaths," he claimed.