Centre orders judicial probe in Leh violence, calls for dialogue

The central government on Friday announced a judicial probe into the September 24 violence in Leh that left four people dead. The probe will be headed by a former Supreme Court judge, officials aware of the details said.

- Mir Ehsanj

“MHA has appointed Hon'ble Dr. Justice B.S. Chauhan (Retd. Judge, Supreme Court) to conduct a judicial inquiry into the 24 Sept Leh law & order incident that led to four deaths. He will be assisted by Mohan Singh Parihar (Retd. Dist. & Sessions Judge) and Tushar Anand, IAS,” Ladakh administration said in a statement.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested in connection with the violence under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). He was sent to Jodhpur jail two days after the incident.