Security forces patrol India's Ladakh region after deadly protests

Security forces patrolled the streets on Sept 25 in India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, where a curfew was enforced in some areas a day after four people were killed in violent protests demanding statehood for the federal territory and job quotas for local residents.

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Television images showed troop patrols and shuttered shops and businesses amid the curfew and a protest call against the deaths by the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which represents political, social and trade groups in the region.

"I demand a fair, impartial and time-bound investigation into the deaths of our students," Mr Mohmad Haneefa, the MP for Ladakh, said on social media platform X.

He also called for relief to the bereaved families and those responsible for the deaths to be held to account.