SRINAGAR: Police detained 48 people during pre-dawn searches Thursday after four protesters were killed and more than 80 wounded when security forces allegedly opened fire to quash a violent demonstration in Leh demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. Peace returned Thursday under heavy curfew. Traffic on streets in Leh was thin, with only official vehicles moving. Alongside police and paramilitary, ITBP patrolled to enforce order. District magistrate Romil Singh Donk ordered closure of all schools and colleges for two days from Sept 26. At Sonam Norboo Memorial Hospital, calm prevailed after Wednesday’s rush. Sources said four bodies were handed to families following autopsy, while recovered bullets were sent to Forensic Science Laboratory in J&K. About 60 of the wo

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