Overview

• Curfew in Leh entered a fifth day with mobile internet suspended and heavy security deployments, as Lt. Governor Kavinder Gupta reviewed possible relaxations.
• Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk is detained under the National Security Act and lodged in Jodhpur, while the Home Ministry has cancelled SECMOL’s FCRA licence and the CBI is examining related compliance and land‑allotment issues.
• Ladakh’s police chief accused Wangchuk of instigating the Sept. 24 violence and said possible Pakistan links are under probe, asserting that firing on protesters was in self‑defence to prevent wider destruction.
• The Leh Apex Body rejected allegations of foreign involvement, accused police and CRPF personnel of indiscriminate firing, and demanded a judicial inquiry into the killings.
• Minutes reported this week show the NCST recommended Sixth Schedule status in 2019 after noting no objection from three Union ministries, as opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi renewed calls for constitutional safeguards and an independent probe.