93 witnesses examined till 3rd session
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 9: Judicial inquiry into September 24, 2025 violence in Leh is likely to be completed shortly.
Four persons were killed and a number of others including paramilitary personnel were injured in the violence in which the BJP and Leh Hill Councils offices besides many security vehicles were damaged.
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Rigzin Spalgon, Joint Secretary of the Judicial Inquiry Commission, said 93 witnesses have been examined until the third session of the inquiry.
He expressed hope that the ongoing session would likely be the final phase of the inquiry.
The three-member Judicial Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge B S Chauhan, was appointed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on October 17, 2025, to look into the circumstances that led to a law and order problem in Leh.
The Commission was also tasked to review actions taken by police during the situation, and assess the events resulting in the loss of four lives, including that of a 1999 Kargil war veteran, in police firing.
Retired District and Sessions Judge Mohan Singh Parihar serves as Judicial Secretary and Advocate Himanshu Sharma acts as counsel to the Commission.
The Commission was formed after the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA)– which had been jointly spearheading the agitation demanding Sixth Schedule status and Statehood to Ladakh — rejected the magisterial inquiry ordered by the LG Ladakh administration into the violence and urged the Centre to order a judicial inquiry.
The Judicial Inquiry Commission has extended the deadline for recording statements and submitting evidence several times, following a formal request from the LAB.
The violence took place during bandh called by youth wing of the LAB seeking preponement of talks with the MHA on Statehood and Sixth Schedule status.
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