The deaths of four men during violent protests in Leh over demands for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh were caused by bullet wounds, indicating “indiscriminate firing by the police,” Cherring Dorjay Lakruk, the president of Ladakh Buddhist Association, said.

Violent protests in Leh over Ladakh's demands for Statehood and Sixth Schedule status, Sonam Wangchuk ends fast, vows to continue agitation.

Leading activist says three to five people feared killed in police fire, but no official word yet on casualty figures.