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Judicial Commission probing Leh violence to record oral statements from today

SRINAGAR: The Judicial Inquiry Commission probing the September 24 violence in Leh , which was one of the worst violence in the cold desert of Ladakh Union Territory, would start recording the oral statements from Friday. The Judicial Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Dr B S Chauhan, has been formed to conduct a comprehensive and impartial inquiry into the September 24 violence during a protest for statehood and the 6thschedule in Leh. In the police firing, four persons were killed and 80 others injured while the protestors set afire the office of BJP and LAHDC Leh and private and public cars. The Commission has already collected and examined the written proceedings and statements submitted earlier as part of the preliminary process. In continuation of the inquiry, the Commission will commence recording oral statements from December 19 (Friday), an official statement said. The officials and officers, who were assigned duties on the day of the incident, would be called upon to appear before the Commission and record their statements. Besides, individuals who have already submitted their written statements will be requested to present themselves before the Commission to give their oral testimony in person before Justice Dr BS Chauhan. Centre institutes judicial inquiry panel to probe Leh violence that claimed four lives The inquiry aims to establish a clear and factual understanding of the events surrounding the incident and ensure transparency, accountability, and due process, the statement said. The Judicial Commission was formed after the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which are jointly spearheading agitation for the 6thSchedule and statehood to Ladakh UT, rejected the magisterial inquiry ordered by the LG administration into the September 24 violence and urged the centre to order judicial inquiry to probe the violence. The September 24 violence was one of the worst violence in Ladakh, which has otherwise been a peaceful region. After the violence, noted climate activist and innovator Sonam Wangchuk , who was on hunger strike to press for the grant of the 6thSchedule and statehood to Ladakh, was booked under the stringent NSA and has been lodged at Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan. The talks between Centre and Ladakh leaders that had broken down after the September 24 violence in Leh have resumedafter the MHA ordered judicial inquiry into the violence. Leh sees calm as curfew lifts; Ladakh talks stall, opposition criticizes Centre

19 Dec 2025 11:20 am