Indian police on Friday detained prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk over violent protests in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh that left at least five people dead, a lawyer said. Demonstrations demanding greater political autonomy for the sparsely populated, high-altitude region bordering China and Pakistan turned deadly on Wednesday when security forces opened fire. New Delhi blamed […]
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Hard-line Hindu activist in India arrested over journalist’s murder
NEW DELHI: A hard-line Hindu activist was arrested on Friday by the Indian Police over his involvement in the murder of a journalist last year. According to a senior police officer, the accused K.T. Naveen Kumar was arrested on the suspicion that he was involved in supplying the weapons that were used to kill the journalist Gauri […]