Five killed amid protests seeking statehood in Ladakh

3 weeks ago

At least five people were killed and "dozens" were wounded as police clashed with hundreds of protesters demanding greater autonomy in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh, formerly part of India-administered Kashmir, which was split from it after removing the region's statehood and abrogating its semi-autonomy in 2019. In the main city of Leh, demonstrators torched a police vehicle and the offices