#Ladakh : Four Weeks Time Given For Magisterial Inquiry To Complete The Violence Probe, Curfew Now Relaxed ; Leh Apex Body Rejects Foreign Hand Involvement Charge

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A magisterial inquiry ordered into the September 24 violence in Leh that left four people dead and scores injured would be completed within four weeks, officials said.

The inquiry was ordered by the Leh deputy commissioner, who appointed sub-divisional magistrate Nubra Mukul Beniwal as inquiry officer.

According to reports , Last month, security forces opened fire in Leh town during a shutdown called by the Apex Body Leh to advance talks with the central government over its demand for statehood for Ladakh and safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

Beniwal, in a public notice, said the inquiry committee is charged with ascertaining facts and circumstances that led to the serious law and order situation, police action, and death of four people.

Further according to media reports,  Admitting that the recent violence in Leh was caused by youngsters who went “out of control”, Leh Apex Body co-chairman Chering Dorjay have rejected the involvement of a “foreign hand” in the happenings and demanded a judicial probe into the incident that claimed four lives and left 90 people injured.

Meanwhile, authorities relaxed curfew in Leh city  in a big relief to the residents.

The streets are crowded with vehicles and pedestrians after the shops opened, as part of the relaxation permitted by the administration.