Security forces imposed curfew in India’s northernmost Himalayan region of Ladakh after rare protests turned deadly, killing at least five people and injuring almost 80.
The unrest in the usually calm high-altitude cold desert region began on Wednesday over demands for statehood and job quotas.
It marked a rare outbreak of widespread violence in a strategic region bordering China.
Simmering tensions escalated after statehood-seeking protesters on a hunger strike fell seriously ill and were hospitalised in Leh, the federal territory’s main city.
Public anger over the go...





