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Leh Apex Body Boycotts Centre Talks as Leh Curfew Reaches Day Six

Local leaders require a judicial probe with detainee releases before talks resume.

Along with the curfew, internet and mobile services also remain suspended in Leh, adding to the woes of the tourism industry.
Visuals showed empty streets, minimal vehicle movement, and a heavy presence of security personnel.
Security personnel block a road with razor wire amid curfew, days after violence during protests for Ladakh statehood, in Leh.

Overview

  • Ladakh’s Leh Apex Body suspended engagement with the Home Ministry, setting preconditions that include a judicial inquiry led by a retired Supreme Court judge and the unconditional release of detainees, including activist Sonam Wangchuk, with withdrawal of cases against protesters.
  • The Home Ministry said it remains open to dialogue through its High Powered Committee, highlighted past steps on reservations, language protections and 1,800 government recruitments, and noted talks had been scheduled for October 6.
  • Leh stayed under curfew for a sixth day with mobile internet suspended and heavy security deployments, as the last rites for two of the four people killed on September 24 were conducted under tight restrictions.
  • Authorities say protesters engaged in stone pelting and arson, including torching a CRPF vehicle and a BJP office, while LAB leaders allege excessive force and claim CRPF fired without a magistrate’s order; four people died and dozens were injured.
  • Sonam Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act and moved to Jodhpur jail, and Kargil Democratic Alliance leaders signaled they would not join talks while reiterating demands for statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards.