Overview

• Police fired tear gas and used baton charges after stone-throwing by groups of youths, with additional forces deployed to restore order.
• Protesters set the BJP office on fire and torched vehicles, including a police or security van, during a shutdown in Leh.
• The LAB youth wing called the protest after two participants in a 35-day hunger strike that began September 10 were hospitalised.
• Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his fast and appealed for non-violence, warning that unrest undermines the movement.
• The administration imposed prohibitory orders in Leh as the Home Ministry kept talks for October 6 on a four-point package — statehood, Sixth Schedule status, a separate service commission and two Lok Sabha seats — with injuries reported and any death toll unverified.