Jammu, Nov. 28 -- Responding to persistent appeals from the agitating Ladakhi groups, the Judicial Inquiry Commission probing the September 24 Leh violence has extended the deadline for submission of statements and evidence by ten days. The earlier deadline, which expired today, has now been pushed to December 8, allowing more time for individuals to come forward.
The extension follows a formal request from the Leh Apex Body (LAB), which wrote to Justice (Retd.) Dr. B.S. Chauhan, former Supreme Court judge and Chairperson of the Judicial Inquiry Committee, seeking additional time for public participation in the probe.
In its letter dated November 27, the LAB noted that although the inquiry is progressing and people are submitting statemen...