The Ladakh Plot Unravels

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It turns out that some of those involved in the stone throwing were outsiders understood to be ‘specialised’ in the trade
The Ladakh Plot Unravels
(Illustrations: Saurabh Singh) 

 After recent violence that resulted in the death of four people and injured dozens, calm has returned to the streets of Leh even as some of the haze over the causes of the street protests is lifting. A number of people held after the violence have been released but some suspected of directing the stone pelting are being further questioned. It turns out that some of those involved in the stone throwing were outsiders understood to be ‘specialised’ in the trade.