More than 50 persons were detained and a curfew was imposed in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, on Thursday, a day after clashes left four dead and over 80 injured, PTI reported.

Police firing and violence broke out on Wednesday during protests demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Demonstrators clashed with and threw stones at the police, and set fire to the Bharatiya Janata Party office and a police vehicle.

The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution guarantees protection for land and nominal autonomy for citizens in designated tribal-dominated areas. In Ladakh, more than 97% of the population belongs to the Scheduled Tribes.

Demands for constitutional safeguards in Ladakh have intensified over the years since it was carved

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