Leh, Oct 9 : The Ladakh Union Territory administration on Thursday held a meeting with representatives of civil society groups here to ease tensions following last month’s violence, which left four persons dead and scores of others injured, officials said.

The participants, who included leaders of Leh Apex Body (LAB), reiterated the demand for confidence-building measures, including a judicial inquiry into the firing on September 24, the release of all detained persons, and the restoration of mobile internet services, the officials said.

They said the meeting was chaired by Chief Secretary Pawan Kotwal and attended by DGP S D Singh Jamwal, LAB chairman Thupstan Chhewang, co-chairman Chering Dorjey Lakruk, and Tashi Gyalson, chairman/chief executive councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Deve

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