Leh: Four people were reportedly killed and around 100 others were reported injured during a protest in Leh on Wednesday. Approximately 50 people were detained as police and paramilitary forces strictly enforced a curfew in Leh on Thursday. Among the injured were several police and paramilitary personnel.

The police crackdown follows a statement by Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta, who vowed action against all those involved in Wednesday’s clashes.

“Curfew has been imposed across Leh town. The situation so far is stable. Security forces are on the ground maintaining calm,” Hindustan Times quoted a police officer in Leh as saying.

Police have also registered an FIR and charged Congress Councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag in connection with the clashes. However, it is not yet known whether Stan

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