Indian Army foils 3rd Chinese attempt in 3 days to transgress across LAC : Sources

Indian Army on Tuesday foiled an attempt by the Chinese Army to transgress into Indian areas in the general area of Chumar, a border patrol facility located in south-eastern Ladakh.

Around seven to eight heavy vehicles of the Chinese army set off towards the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) from their Chepuzi camp, Sources told India Today TV.

According to sources, the Indian Army also deployed vehicles to prevent any intrusion. Seeing the vehicles from the Indian side along with troops, the Chinese side returned towards their camp, sources said.

In Depsang area also, as part of the Chinese build-up, their troops fired illuminating shots in the air after dark on Monday, following which tension has increased in the area.

Indian Army are on high alert all along the LAC to prevent any incursion by the Chinese in any sector.

India on Tuesday said that even as it was engaged with China to de-escalate tensions after the fresh border standoff in the intermittent night of August 29-30, Chinese troops on Monday engaged in “provocative action” for the second time.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava in a statement said, “Yesterday (August 31), even as the ground commanders of the two sides were in discussions to de-escalate the situation, the Chinese troops again engaged in provocative action. Due to the timely defensive action, the Indian side was able to prevent these attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo.”

According to sources, the Chinese forces on Monday had once again tried to close in on Kaala Top and Helmet Top in an aggressive manoeuvre. However, they were stopped by Indian forces who shouted to them using megaphones to tell them that they had been spotted.