Atleast four people were killed and 45 others injured in intense clashes between protesters and security personnel during the Leh Apex Body (LAB) led shutdown in Leh town of Ladakh on Wednesday.

Police had to resort to firing to bring the situation under control after the protesters, who have launched an agitation for statehood for Ladakh and extension of the Sixth Schedule, indulged in widespread violence, attacking a BJP office and several vehicles, they said.

Four people were killed and 45 others, including 22 police personnel injured in intense clashes, officials said.

Hundreds of protesting youth brought Ladakh's Leh to a standstill as they clashed with police and torched the BJP office and several vehicles including a police van, prompting security forces to fire teargas shells an

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