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Violent Protests Erupt In Ladakh Over Statehood Demand; Police Resort To Teargas Shelling, Lathicharge

The protesters gathered outside the BJP office in Leh where they clashed with the party supporters with police resorting to teargas shelling and lathicharge.

Srinagar: The office of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in Leh district of Ladakh was reportedly set on fire and a security forces vehicle also torched on Wednesday as protests turned violent during a shutdown call by the Leh Apex Body against the delay in the restoration of statehood and Sixth Schedule.

Reports said that the protesters assembled outside the BJP office in Leh to register their protest over their long-pending demands. They clashed with the BJP supporters even as police deployed there f

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