Mobile internet service restored in Leh

A day after the Leh Apex Body and Civil society had a meeting with chief secretary Ladakh Pawan Kotwal, all remaining restrictions were lifted in Ladakh, including restoration of mobile internet services. However, the Leh district administration has invoked legal provisions to prohibit the spread of misinformation on social media platforms in the district, which had witnessed violence last month.

The internet was snapped following the arrest of Wangchuk on September 26, two days after violent clashes in Leh claimed life of 4 people and left scores injured. (File)

The mobile internet was restored in Leh on Thursday night, hours after the meeting of the Leh Apex Body, civil society members, religious heads and leaders of different political parties with Ladakh chief secretary Pawan Kotwal. The restoration of internet and release of the prisoners was the main demand put forward in the meeting.