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SRINAGAR, India: At least four people were killed and dozens injured in India’s Himalayan region of Ladakh on Wednesday (Sep 24) as protesters demanding statehood for the federal territory and job quotas for local residents clashed with police, two sources told Reuters.The Buddhist-Muslim enclave lost its autonomy in 2019 when it was carved out of Jammu and Kashmir state by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and placed under the direct administration of New Delhi.Protesters, led by activist Sonam Wangchuk, also want Ladakh to be given special status that would allow the creation of elected local bodies to protect its tribal…

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