The next day, Indian police patrolled the northern city of Leh on Thursday protest As security forces open fire, demanding greater autonomy in Ladakh, which India has become deadly.
At least five people were killed, 30 police officers were injured, and several protests were injured.
The city – usually bustling with tourists – appears deserted, with most of the main roads blocked by razor wire coils and guarded by police in riot gear, which is a AFP The reporter said.
Protests broke out on Wednesday, with crowds demanding greater autonomy in densely populated high-altitude desert areas, home to about 300,000 people, bordering China and Pakistan.
India’s interior ministry said “unruly mobs” attacked police and reported in a statement issued late Wednesday that “more than 30” officers were injured.
Protesters burned the police car and the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modis Hindu internationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while police fired tear gas and distributed it with batons.
“In self-defense, police had to resort to firing, and unfortunately, there were some casualties,” the statement said.
It provides no details about death.
However, a police officer told AFP Five people died after the protests. “The officer’s ghost was anonymous because he had no right to speak to the reporter. He said “the number of injured people is dozens.” ”
A police department guarded the damaged BJP office on Thursday on the wreckage of a burned armored vehicle.
About half of the residents of Ladakh are Muslims, and about 40% are Buddhists.
It is listed as a “union territory”, which means it elects members of the Indian Parliament but is directly under the jurisdiction of New Delhi.
Wednesday’s demonstrations unite with prominent activists Sonam Wangchukonce hunger strikes demanded that Ladakh’s entire federal states may be constitutional protection for its tribal communities, land and fragile environments.
New Delhi said the protests were “attracted by his provocative speeches” and noted that efforts were continuing to discuss its government.
The Ministry of Defense’s Government Split Ladakh, who set out from Kashmir in India-Cupide in 2019, exerted direct domination on both. New Delhi has not yet fulfilled its commitment to incorporating Ladakh in the “Sixth Timeline” of India’s Constitution, which enables people to formulate their own laws and policies.
Indian-occupied Jamu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said people in Ladakh felt “betrayed and angry”.
Indian troops maintain a huge influence in Ladakh, including disputed border areas with China. Forces from both countries conflict In 2020, at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed.
