The Congress on Monday said it was outrageous that ex-serviceman Tsewang Tharchin, a Kargil war veteran, was among those killed in firing by the security forces in Ladakh.
In a post on X, Congress general secretary, in-charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said Tharchin served at the Siachen Glacier and fought valiantly in the 1999 Kargil War.
His father, too, served in the Indian Army, he said.
"Tsewang Tharchin was protesting peacefully for Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. It should be a matter of the deepest anguish and outrage that he was killed along with three others in the firing on the agitationists five days back," Ramesh said.
Curfew remained in force for the sixth day in violence-hit Leh on Monday, with Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta set to chair a meeting to review the overall security situation.
A curfew was imposed in Leh town on September 24 following a violent showdown between the security forces and protesters during a shutdown called by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) to advance talks with the Centre.
The outfit has been spearheading an agitation for statehood and the extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh.
More than 150 people, including some 80 policemen, were also injured in the clashes that day.
Over 60 people, including two councillors, have since been taken into custody.
On September 26, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act on Friday and subsequently lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan.
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