Curfew in India’s Ladakh as statehood protests turn deadly near China border
The violence, which killed four people, comes as activists demanded autonomy and job quotas
Security forces patrolled the streets on Thursday in India’s Himalayan region of Ladakh, where a curfew was clamped in some areas a day after four people were killed in violent protests demanding statehood for the federal territory and job quotas.
Television images showed troop patrols amid shops and businesses closed during the curfew and a protest call against the deaths from the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which represents political, social and trade groups in the region.
“I demand a fair, impartial and time-bound investigation into the deaths of our students,” Mohmad Haneefa, the member of parliament from Ladakh, said on social media.
He also called for relief for the bereaved families and for those responsible for the deaths to be held to account.
Damaged cars with shattered windows were still parked by the sides of roads in Leh on Thursday.