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Ladakh protest: Govt cancels FCRA licence of organisation founded by activist Sonam Wangchuk

The move comes a day after four people were killed and at least 80 injured in violent clashes between protesters demanding statehood for Ladakh and security personnel during a shutdown in Leh

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The government has blamed activist Sonam Wangchuk for instigating the violence in Ladakh on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

The government has blamed activist Sonam Wangchuk for instigating the violence in Ladakh on Wednesday. Pic/PTI

The Union Home Ministry on Thursday cancelled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence of the Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), an organisation founded by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, citing financial irregularities and a foreign fund transfer from Sweden that it deemed against “national interest”, news agency PTI reported.

The ministry said the cancellation, which takes effect immediately, followed the detection of multiple discrepancies in SECMOL’s accounts.

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