Srinagar: As life gradually returns to normal in Leh after a week of curfew, the Ladakh administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of four civilians during violent protests on September 24 over the demand for statehood and constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

IAS officer Mukul Beniwal, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Nubra, has been appointed inquiry officer and asked to submit a comprehensive report within four weeks. The probe will establish the facts and circumstances that led to the serious law and order situation, the police action, and the resultant fatalities.

According to a notification, people with knowledge of the incident can record their statements between October 4 and 18 at the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissio

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