Health team conducts clinical assessment of Leh teenager amid his threat to immolate himself

Srinagar, Nov 15 (UNI) Ladakh's Health Department has conducted a preliminary clinical assessment of a 17-year-old boy from Leh, whose video expressing distress and speaking of self-harm went viral on social media, and recommended further evaluation in a hospital setting to ensure privacy and appropriate medical care. The development comes amid allegations by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk that Ladakh Police were harassing the teenager, the son of a Kargil War veteran killed during the September 24 violence in Leh last year, for demanding the release of the judicial inquiry commission report into the incident. In a statement Director Health Department,…