India imposes curfew in Ladakh. Four people died following clashes between protesters and police. Demands for political rights in Ladakh have intensified, with some leaders demanding full statehood for the largely Buddhist and Muslim region.Restrictions have been placed in the remote Indian region of Ladakh on Thursday following the deaths of four protesters.

The two main districts in Ladakh’s Leh and Kargil have seen a ban on groups of more than five people assembling and a curfew has also been put in place.

It comes after protesters clashed with police on Wednesday as they called for greater autonomy for the Himalayan territory from the Indian government.

Sajjad Kargili, a local leader, urged the government to “act with wisdom, resume dialogue at the earliest and address people’s aspirations.”