India, Oct. 18 -- Apex Body Leh co-chairman Chering Dorjey was placed under house arrest, while restrictions were imposed in Kargil and Leh towns to prevent any untoward incident amid the call for a silent march and blackout in Ladakh on Saturday.

"Restrictions have been placed around Leh and police have been deployed around my house. We can't hold the protest today due to curbs. Internet access has also been restricted," Dorjey said.

The situation was peaceful as the Union Territory authorities imposed the restrictions as a precautionary step in both towns on Friday even as the ministry of home affairs ordered a judicial probe into the September 24 violence in Leh that claimed four lives. Retired Supreme Court judge BS Chauhan heads th...