Government fact-checkers warned on Tuesday that fabricated footage shows Ladakh police chief S.D. Singh falsely claiming climate activist Sonam Wangchuk faced arrest under Defense Ministry orders. The Press Information Bureau released authentic press conference recordings to counter the manipulated content spreading across social platforms.
Authorities arrested Wangchuk under the National Security Act, and transferred him to Jodhpur Jail in Rajasthan after violence erupted on Sept. 24 in Leh. Police fired at rioters, and four people died while 70 others sustained injuries during clashes.
Demonstrators torched a CRPF vehicle, the local BJP headquarters, and the Leh Apex Body office during the unrest. Officials imposed a curfew with periodic relaxation, and federal representatives pledged continued negotiations with community leaders demanding regional statehood.
Authorities arrested Wangchuk under the National Security Act, and transferred him to Jodhpur Jail in Rajasthan after violence erupted on Sept. 24 in Leh. Police fired at rioters, and four people died while 70 others sustained injuries during clashes.
Demonstrators torched a CRPF vehicle, the local BJP headquarters, and the Leh Apex Body office during the unrest. Officials imposed a curfew with periodic relaxation, and federal representatives pledged continued negotiations with community leaders demanding regional statehood.
