Overview

• Leh police detained the Ladakhi engineer and activist on Friday after demonstrations earlier in the week escalated into clashes and police firing.
• The Home Ministry has accused him of instigating the protests that turned violent, with reports citing four deaths and multiple injuries.
• Times Now reports he was held under the National Security Act and taken to an undisclosed location.
• Investigative agencies are said to be examining alleged financial irregularities in organisations associated with him, according to media reports.
• He began a hunger strike in September pressing for Ladakh statehood and tribal safeguards, a campaign that drew large demonstrations.