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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk among 120 people from Ladakh detained before entering Delhi

According to Delhi Police sources, the detained people, including Wangchuk, have taken to Alipur and other police stations along the city border.

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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

Around 120 people from Ladakh including climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had marched to the national capital demanding sixth schedule status for the Union Territory, have been detained by the Delhi Police at the city's border, police sources said. According to Delhi Police sources, the detained people, including Wangchuk, have taken to Alipur and other police stations along the city border.

Wangchuk and others wanted to spend the night at the border. They were initially requested to go back as prohibitory orders were imposed in Delhi but when they did not stop, the policemen who were already deployed at the border, detained about 120 men, including Wangchuk, police officer said. They have been kept at Alipur Police Station and other nearby police stations at the Delhi-Haryana border, the officer said, adding that they will be released after some time.

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