Leh, India ¨C India¡¯s remote high-altitude desert region of Ladakh has been in turmoil since four people were killed in violent protests demanding greater political autonomy for the Himalayan territory.
Growing resentment with New Delhi¡¯s direct rule over the territory and fears of losing livelihoods boiled over on Wednesday as crowds took to the streets in the main city Leh, torching a police vehicle and the offices of Prime Minister Narendra Modi¡¯s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
Initially police said five people had died but later revised the toll to four.
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