Curfew remains in force for third day in Leh town

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Security unit   basal   defender  during a curfew aft  caller    protests for statehood turned convulsive  leaving 4  radical   dormant   and 90 others injured, successful  Leh, Ladakh, connected  September 26, 2025.

Security unit basal defender during a curfew aft caller protests for statehood turned convulsive leaving 4 radical dormant and 90 others injured, successful Leh, Ladakh, connected September 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

A Home Ministry squad held a bid of meetings to reappraisal the overall information concern arsenic curfew remained successful unit for the 3rd consecutive time successful Leh municipality connected Friday (September 26, 2025), officials said.

No untoward incidental was reported from anywhere, officials said.

The curfew was clamped successful the municipality connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) evening aft wide unit resulted successful the death of 4 persons and injuries to 90 others during a shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) to beforehand talks with the Centre connected request for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh.

“The wide information concern remained peaceful crossed Ladakh.The restrictions are apt to beryllium relaxed aboriginal successful the time to let radical to bargain indispensable commodities,” a constabulary authoritative said.

Over 50 persons were detained pursuing the wide clashes, portion strict restrictions nether prohibitory orders banning assembly of 5 oregon much persons besides remained successful unit successful different large towns, including Kargil.

Police and paramilitary unit successful riot cogwheel were seen patrolling the deserted streets to support instrumentality and order.

People successful galore areas complained that they are moving abbreviated of indispensable supplies including ration, beverage and vegetables.

Leh District Magistrate Romil Singh Donk has ordered closure of each authorities and backstage schools, colleges, and different acquisition institutions for 2 days from Friday. Besides, anganwadi centres volition besides stay closed, the DM had said.

The officials said a high-level squad of officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs reached Leh connected Thursday to reappraisal the information situation.

They had held a bid of meetings with the Lt Governor and civilian and constabulary officers too the representatives of the LAB.

“The gathering decided that a preparatory gathering with the Home Ministry volition instrumentality spot successful New Delhi connected September 27 oregon 28, taxable to confirmation of day by the MHA. The gathering volition beryllium attended by 3 representatives each from the LAB and KDA (Kargil Democratic Alliance) too Ladakh MP (Mohd Hanifa Jan).

“The preparatory gathering shall beryllium followed by an contiguous authoritative gathering of the Home Ministry with a High Powered Committee comprising 7 members each from LAB and KDA connected four-point agenda,” a associated connection issued by LAB president Thupstan Chhewang and co-chairman Chering Dorjay said.

LAB and the KDA person been jointly spearheading an agitation implicit the past 4 years successful enactment of their demands – statehood, hold of sixth docket of the constitution, abstracted Lok Sabha seats for Leh and Kargil and Public Service Commission.

They person held respective rounds of talks with the authorities successful the past, reaching an statement connected occupation guarantees and the further Lok Sabha spot which volition beryllium decided by the delimitation commission, leaving the absorption connected the request for statehood and sixth schedule. The adjacent circular of talks with the Centre is scheduled for October 6.

Meanwhile, shops and concern establishments opened successful Kargil this greeting aft a day-long closure successful effect to a telephone fixed by KDA. However, policemen person been deployed successful spot and were seen patrolling the delicate areas of the town.

Published - September 26, 2025 11:56 americium IST

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