 Summary of this article
- A peaceful march demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion for Ladakh spiraled into violent clashes on September 24, leaving four people dead, nearly 90 injured.
- Dozens were detained after security forces opened fire and government premises were vandalised.
- The arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act and reports of innocent people being detained have drawn national attention and condemnation, highlighting growing tensions in the Union Territory since its bifurcation in 2019.
Jigmet Stanzin, 34, lies in a crowded ward at the Sonam Narbo Memorial (SNM) Hospital in Leh, nursing a hand injury. A tear gas shell had exploded as he tried to fling the canister away from the protesting crowd of which he was part. He was among those injured when security forces opened fire to disperse a protest in the town square on September 24. |
