Curfew remained in force for the fourth day in violence-hit Leh town of Ladakh on Saturday (September 27, 2025) as police and paramilitary forces intensified patrolling and checking following the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA) the previous day, officials said.

In a statement issued late Friday night, the Lt. Governor-led administration justified the detention of Mr. Wangchuk and said his series of alleged provocative speeches, with references to the Nepal agitation and the Arab Spring, resulted in Wednesday's violence that left four persons dead and scores of others injured.

It said the detention of Mr. Wangchuk was "important to restore normalcy" in the peace-loving Leh town and also to prevent him from further acting in a manner "

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