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Protesters demanded statehood and constitutional protections amid escalating unrest that led to at least four deaths, over 70 injuries, and the imposition of curfew in Leh, officials said.
- Authorities in Ladakh imposed a curfew in Leh after clashes over statehood resulted in at least four deaths and nearly 70 injuries, according to Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta.
- Calls for blood donations circulated on social media as many injured were admitted to hospitals, with conditions of several victims remaining critical.
- The Congress party demanded a judicial inquiry into the events, criticizing police actions and claiming a Congress councillor was wrongly blamed for inciting violence.
- A curfew was imposed across Leh district after violent clashes demanding statehood, which resulted in at least four deaths and nearly 70 injuries.
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk arrested in Leh
Leh: Police on Friday arrested climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, two days after protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood and Sixth Schedule status left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory. Wangchuk was taken into custody by a police party led by Ladakh Police chief S D Singh Jamwal at 2:30 pm, the officials said, adding that he has been shifted out of Ladakh. While there was no official word on the charges pressed against Wangchuk…
Sonam Wangchuk has been arrested by police following the violence in Ladakh. The arrest was made by a team of Ladakh police. Four people were killed and more than 90 injured in the protests in Ladakh. Following the arrest, mobile internet services have been suspended in Leh.
Congress Demands Judicial Inquiry into Killing of Four Youth in Ladakh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "My colleague Nawang Rigzin Jora has written to the Lt Governor of Ladakh UT demanding a judicial enquiry into the killings of four young men in the protests on September 24th," Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X. India News | Congress Demands Judicial Inquiry into Killing of Four Youth in Ladakh.
India: 4 Dead in Protests over Ladakh Statehood
Click to expand Image Indian policemen patrol a road in Leh on September 25, 2025. © 2025 Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – Police fired on and killed four people in Leh, the capital of India’s Himalayan region of Ladakh, on September 24, 2025, after protests over demands for statehood turned violent, Human Rights Watch said today.The authorities have imposed a curfew and reportedly detained at least 50 people after protesters cl…
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