US EditionIndian authorities impose security restrictions in remote Ladakh after deadly clashes
Youth-led protests demanding Ladakh statehood and Sixth Schedule status turned violent with at least four deaths, over 70 injured, and more than 50 arrests, officials said.
- At least four people were killed and over 70 others were injured during clashes in Leh town.
- The Leh Apex Body organized protests demanding statehood for Ladakh, which turned violent when protesters set fires to a BJP office and a police vehicle.
- In response, authorities banned gatherings of five or more people in Leh, highlighting frustrations over political representation since 2019.
- Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk called for peace, saying his message of a peaceful path failed.
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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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der Standard DESonam Wangchuk is said to have incited young people into violent protests in the Himalayas region of Ladakh – says the government. Four people died in the police fire
Security tightened in India’s Ladakh after deadly protests
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities imposed security restrictions in Ladakh on Thursday, following deadly clashes between police and protesters demanding greater autonomy for the Himalayan region which borders China. Protests turned violent on Wednesday after demonstrators threw stones at officers trying to disperse them in Leh, Ladakh’s main city, where they torched the regional
In northern India protesters call for a federal state: at least four were killed in clashes with the police
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