Ladakh violence: Apex body rejects magisterial probe, demands judicial inquiry

In view of making the conditions better, a magisterial inquiry was earlier ordered by administrative authorities into the September 24 violence in Leh that had left four people dead and scores injured

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Thursday rejected the magisterial probe ordered by the administration to inquire into the September 24 Ladakh violence incident, news agency IANS reported.

In view of making the conditions better, a magisterial inquiry was earlier ordered by administrative authorities into the September 24 violence, which had left four people dead and scores injured in Leh. The probe was to be completed within four weeks. Read More

However, within a few hours of inquiry initiation, the apex body insisted that only a high-level judicial probe can establish the responsibility fo