Leh Ladakh Protest Today News LIVE Updates: After four protesters were killed and many injured in police firing in Leh, New Delhi dispatched a ‘special envoy’ to Leh to try and resolve the unprecedented situation. Apart from this, Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta chaired a security review meeting and called for heightened vigilance to safeguard peace. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal, DGP S D Singh Jamwal and senior officers of the Army and ITBP.

50 people detained: At least 50 people were detained as police and paramilitary forces strictly implemented curfew in Leh, where four people were killed when widespread clashes broke out. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who ended his 15-day hunger strike amid the unrest, was accused by the Centre for inciting the violence through provocative speeches, even as it stressed that talks with Ladakhi groups through the High-Powered Committee have already delivered key gains and remain the forum for addressing the region’s aspirations. A massive shutdown in Ladakh turned violent on Wednesday as protesters demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status set fire to a BJP office and clashed with police.