Leh/Jammu- The Judicial Inquiry Commission probing the Leh violence has extended the deadline for recording statements and submitting evidence by 10 days, following a formal request from the Leh Apex Body (LAB).

The three-member Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge B S Chauhan, was notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 17 to ascertain the circumstances leading to serious law and order situation in Leh on September 24, review the actions taken by the police during the situation, and assess the events resulting in the loss of four lives, including a 1999 Kargil war veteran.

The clashes between security forces and protesters – who were demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for the Union territory Ladakh – left four civilians dead and 90 injured, escalating

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