Overview

• Four people were confirmed dead and more than 80 injured after youth-led protests in Leh turned violent, with the BJP office and multiple vehicles set on fire.
• Authorities enforced a district-wide curfew and deployed additional police and paramilitary forces, with at least 50 detentions reported and officials saying the situation is under control.
• Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his roughly 15-day hunger strike and urged nonviolence, while organisers said the hospitalisation of two fasting protesters was the immediate trigger.
• The Union Home Ministry said Wangchuk’s ‘provocative statements’ incited the mob and alleged politically motivated attempts to sabotage the dialogue process.
• The government cancelled SECMOL’s FCRA licence and the CBI opened an inquiry into HIAL over alleged FCRA violations, as the High-Powered Committee meets next on October 6 with additional interactions signaled this week.