Smoke billows retired from the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Office arsenic it acceptable connected occurrence during a monolithic protestation implicit the statehood request and the inclusion of Ladakh nether the Sixth Schedule, successful Leh connected Wednesday.
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Several radical were feared dormant and galore injured successful Leh metropolis successful the Union Territory of Ladakh connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) arsenic an ongoing protestation seeking the constitutional safeguards of Statehood and tribal presumption for the portion bordering China turned violent.
The Union Home Ministry, successful a statement, said an unruly mob destroyed nationalist spot and attacked the police, injuring astir 30 information personnel. The constabulary had to edifice to firing, successful which “unfortunately immoderate casualties are reported”, it said.
Ladakh Lieutenant-Governor Kavinder Gupta, successful a televised address, confirmed the deaths but did not specify the fig adding that curfew had been imposed arsenic a precautionary measure.
The Home Ministry said the unit started astatine 11.30 a.m., and the concern was brought nether power by 4 p.m. The onslaught was called arsenic the demands of Statehood and Sixth Schedule presumption had not been met and talks with the Ministry not held for a agelong time.
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September 25, 2025 06:57
Leh protestation turns deadly; Centre blames clime activistic Sonam Wangchuk
Several radical were feared dormant and galore injured successful Leh metropolis successful the Union Territory of Ladakh connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) arsenic an ongoing protestation seeking the constitutional safeguards of Statehood and tribal presumption for the portion bordering China turned violent.
The Union Home Ministry, successful a statement, said an unruly mob destroyed nationalist spot and attacked the police, injuring astir 30 information personnel. The constabulary had to edifice to firing, successful which “unfortunately immoderate casualties are reported”, it said.
The protesters, mostly youth, torched the BJP bureau and vandalised the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) premises.
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Ladakh statehood protestation turns violent; BJP bureau successful Leh attacked amid shutdown seeking for sixth docket extension
Violent protests successful Leh implicit Ladakh's demands for Statehood and Sixth Schedule status, Sonam Wangchuk ends fast, vows to proceed agitation.
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