First time in 45 years, shots fired along LAC as troops foil China’s bid to take a key height
This is the first instance since 1975 when shots have been fired along the LAC — 45 years ago, an Assam Rifles patrol was ambushed by the Chinese in Tulung La in Arunachal Pradesh.
First time in 45 years, shots fired along LAC as troops foil China’s bid to take a key height
Rejecting Beijing’s allegation that Indian troops fired shots at a Chinese patrol, the Indian Army Tuesday said it was the PLA troops who “fired a few rounds in the air” while attempting to “close in” on an Indian forward position along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh.
This is the first instance since 1975 when shots have been fired along the LAC — 45 years ago, an Assam Rifles patrol was ambushed by the Chinese in Tulung La in Arunachal Pradesh.
Army sources said Indian troops at Mukpari, one of the heights they occupied a week ago in the Chushul sector, foiled a Chinese attempt to reach the top of the hill feature Monday evening.
Until Tuesday evening, Indian and Chinese troops continued to be in the general area of the standoff site, a few hundred metres separating them.
An Army officer said ever since the August 29-30 Indian operation, the Chinese have been making “almost daily attempts” to try and reach the same heights. “There have been multiple attempts at multiple places…
