Restrictions In Ladakh Continue Days After Violent Protests Over Statehood

Demands are growing louder for a judicial probe into police firing that killed four people and left over 30 injured after protests demanding statehood for Ladakh turned violent. The protests came even as activist Sonam Wangchuk, now under arrest under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), sat on a hunger strike. Four people, including a former Army soldier, were killed in firing after arson and clashes when the police tried to control violent protests for statehood in Ladakh on Wednesday. At least 50 people have been arrested so far in connection with the violence that broke out during the shutdown called by Leh Apex Body (LAB) to demand an extension of the Sixth Schedule and statehood for Ladakh.