3 verified cases from Ladakh, newest first.
An Indian Army vehicle carrying two personnel skidded off the road and fell into a 600-foot-deep gorge near Namika La Pass on the Kargil-Leh National Highway, resulting in the deaths of both soldiers. Local police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the circumstances of the incident.
Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act following protests in Leh in September 2025. The Central Government revoked his detention, and he was released from jail on 14 March 2026. Consequently, the Supreme Court disposed of the habeas corpus petition filed by his wife on 24 March 2026.
The CBI is conducting a preliminary inquiry into alleged Foreign Contribution Regulation Act violations by Sonam Wangchuk and the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives following the revocation of its FCRA license on 25 September 2025. Simultaneously, Wangchuk has challenged the Ladakh administration's 21 August 2025 cancellation of the institute's land lease in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As of 3 November 2026, the administration has ordered the institute to suspend all campus operations pending the court's verdict on the land dispute.
