MHA orders judicial probe into Leh violence

Oct 17, 2025
5 min read
65% UPSC
GS2
The Hindu - National

Key Points

  1. Judicial probe announced in Leh violence (September 24)
  2. Four civilians dead, 90 injured
  3. Probe headed by Justice B.S. Chauhan
  4. Restrictions lifted on assembly after 20 days (October 15, 2025)
  5. Sonam Wangchuk arrested under NSA (September 26)
  6. Demand for Statehood and Sixth Schedule

Full Article

Judicial probe has been announced in the Leh violence that left four civilians dead and around 90 injured on September 24: Leh official It will be headed by former Judge Justice B.S. Chauhan. The Ladakh administration on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) lifted restrictions on the assembly of more than four persons in Leh, 20 days after the region witnessed violence that left four civilians dead. Leh is limping back to normalcy. All educational institutes and markets have re-opened in Leh. Mobile Internet services have also been restored. Four people died and around 90 were injured on September 24 during a protest in Leh. Street protests erupted in Leh town over the demand of Statehood and Sixth Schedule. The agitation was spearheaded by activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested under the National Security Act on September 26. Published - October 17, 2025 06:20 pm IST
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