Overview

• Authorities kept curfew and mobile internet suspension in place across Leh, detained dozens, and maintained heavy CRPF and ITBP deployment after the September 24 clashes.
• Four people were killed and many injured when protests over statehood and constitutional safeguards turned violent, with the BJP and Hill Council offices and security vehicles set on fire.
• Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike since September 10, was detained under the National Security Act and moved to Jodhpur jail.
• Ladakh’s police chief said forces fired in self-defence to prevent wider destruction, while the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance alleged indiscriminate firing, denied any foreign role, and sought a judicial probe.
• NCST minutes show a 2019 recommendation to extend Sixth Schedule protections to Ladakh with no objection from three Union ministries, even as the Centre now argues such inclusion is Northeast‑specific and would require constitutional change; preparatory talks are set for September 29 ahead of a formal meeting on October 6.