Written by Naveed IqbalSrinagar | Updated: October 2, 2025 04:00 PM IST 3 min readSecurity personnel patrolling after prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, remain enforced following the recent violence in the area on Sep 24, in Leh. (ANI Video Grab)A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the law-and-order situation in Leh that resulted in the deaths of four persons on September 24 after protests turned violent in the region and local police opened fire.In an order issued by the sub-divisional magistrate Nubra, the Ladakh administration has sought information from the public into the “serious law and order situation created on September 24 in Leh and the resulting police action leading to the death of 04 individuals”.The SDM, Mukul Beniwal, has been named the inquiry officer in the incident.The order seeks information from members of the public “desirous” of submitting oral or written testimonies or submit material evidence within a period of four weeks.On September 24, protests in Leh, Ladakh, over the statehood demand and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution spiralled out of control, with the region experiencing its worst spree of violence in decades.Also Read | Innovator to ‘provocateur’, Wangchuk’s equation with Delhi changed over 3 decadesThe violence left at least four people dead — Jigmet Dorjay, Rinchen Dadul, Stanzin Namgial, and Tsewang Tharchin — and several others injured. Protestors set a BJP office on fire, and police fired teargas shells to disperse them.Curfew had been imposed in Leh following the deaths.While the next round of talks between Ladakh’s representatives and the Ministry of Home Affairs as part of the High-Powered Committee were scheduled to be held on October 6, both the Apex Body Leh and the Kargil Democratic Alliance had pulled out seeking an inquiry into the killings. The two bodies have also sought release of youth that have been detained post the violence that took place on September 24.Story continues below this adMeanwhile, Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk wrote to the President of India on Wednesday (October 1) seeking his “unconditional release”.In her letter, she also noted that “apart from the illegal detention of my husband, the manner in which the State and its agencies are hounding us and have kept us under surveillance is deplorable. It is violative of the spirit and ethos of the Constitution of India, including Articles 21 and 22, which guarantee every citizen the fundamental right to legal representation,” Angmo said.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:LehSonam Wangchuk