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Leh Apex Body Halts Talks With Centre, Seeks Judicial Probe After Deadly Unrest

The Home Ministry says talks remain open despite curfew in Leh, with Sonam Wangchuk held under the NSA.

Along with the curfew, internet and mobile services also remain suspended in Leh, adding to the woes of the tourism industry.
Security personnel block a road with razor wire amid curfew, days after violence during protests for Ladakh statehood, in Leh.
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Overview

  • LAB leaders said they will skip the October 6 meeting unless a judicial inquiry led by a retired Supreme Court judge is ordered, detainees including Sonam Wangchuk are released, and protest cases are withdrawn.
  • Leh stayed under curfew with brief relaxations as two more of the four people killed on September 24 were cremated under heavy security.
  • Police reported 44–50 arrests connected to the violence and defended firing as self‑defence, while LAB accused the CRPF of excessive force and demanded accountability.
  • Ladakh DGP S D Singh Jamwal alleged Wangchuk instigated the unrest and faces probes over purported foreign links and FCRA violations; the MHA has cancelled SECMOL’s FCRA licence and Wangchuk is jailed in Jodhpur under the NSA.
  • The Home Ministry issued a statement welcoming continued dialogue with LAB and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, even as local tourism and daily life suffered significant disruption under restrictions.