Overview

• Security remained tight in Leh with curfew, mobile internet suspension and checkpoints on day five, following September 24 clashes that left four dead and scores injured.
• Police say protesters set the local BJP office ablaze and torched vehicles during the shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body, while regional groups demand a judicial inquiry into the firing.
• DGP S. D. Singh Jamwal alleged Sonam Wangchuk instigated the violence and cited a probe into possible Pakistan links and foreign funding, claims Wangchuk’s family and movement leaders deny.
• Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act and moved to Jodhpur Central Jail; authorities canceled SECMOL’s FCRA license and probes linked to HIAL were reported.
• Dozens have been arrested, including local political figures, as Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta reviewed security and opposition leaders, led by Rahul Gandhi, renewed calls for statehood and Sixth Schedule status; preparatory talks with the Centre were rescheduled to September 29 ahead of formal talks on October 6.