US EditionMHA Orders Judicial Probe Into Leh Violence by Ex-Supreme Court Judge — Key Details Here
The inquiry will examine police actions and circumstances behind the protests that left four dead and about 90 injured, with Justice B.S. Chauhan leading the probe.
- On Friday, the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered a judicial inquiry led by Dr Justice B S Chauhan to probe deaths in police firing on September 24 in Leh, Ladakh.
- Longstanding grievances have driven protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule protections in Ladakh, Union Territory, fueled by fears after the 2019 Article 370 abrogation.
- The September 24 clashes resulted in four civilians dead and around 90 injured, with demonstrators attacking a Bharatiya Janata Party office, prompting curfew-like restrictions and more than 70 people arrested.
- On October 15 the Ladakh administration lifted the ban on gatherings of more than four persons, reopened markets and schools, restored mobile Internet, and the probe will be assisted by Mohan Singh Parihar and Tushar Anand.
- After a 15-day hunger strike, Activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act and transferred to Jodhpur Central Jail, while Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance withdrew from talks.
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Centre orders probe into September 24 violence in Leh by retired SC judge
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday moved to address a key demand of the protesting Ladakh groups by announcing a judicial inquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court judge into the violent clashes of September 24 in Leh, which claimed the lives of four people, including a 1999 Kargil war veteran. According to a notification issued by the Union Home Ministry, the judicial probe, to be headed by Justice B S Chauhan, a former judge of the Supreme Court,…
MHA orders judicial probe into Leh violence by ex-Supreme Court judge — Key details here
The Centre has ordered a judicial inquiry led by retired Supreme Court judge BS Chauhan. This inquiry aims to uncover the circumstances surrounding the violence that resulted in multiple casualties.
Ladakh Statehood Protest: MHA Orders Judicial Probe Into Leh Violence; Justice BS Chauhan to Lead Inquiry
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the law and order incident that occurred in Leh town on September 24, which led to police action and the unfortunate death of four individuals. Ladakh Statehood Protest: MHA Orders Judicial Probe Into Leh Violence; Justice BS Chauhan to Lead Inquiry.
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