Overview

• Authorities report full-day curfew relaxations in Leh with shops and offices functioning and schools up to class 8 reopened.
• Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita continues to prohibit large gatherings across Ladakh to prevent fresh unrest.
• Kavinder Gupta says Ladakh cannot afford violence given its borders with Pakistan and China and stresses a focus on unity and integrity.
• A magisterial inquiry into the September 24 clashes that left four dead and many injured is underway and expected to conclude within four weeks.
• The LG cites circulation of deepfake videos and confirms detentions of alleged provocateurs, while LAB and KDA are refusing Centre talks until a judicial probe and releases, including of Sonam Wangchuk.