Indian Army Apprehends Chinese Soldier In Ladakh
The Chinese soldier was found near the south bank of the Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh. outlookindia.com 2021-01-09T17:35:04+05:30
A Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh on Friday in a second such incident in nearly three months. He had transgressed across the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), official sources said on Saturday.
According to sources the PLA soldier transgressed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and was taken into custody by Indian troops.
The capture of the soldier comes amid a massive deployment of troops by the Indian Army and the Chinese People s Liberation Army(PLA) in eastern Ladakh in view of the tense border standoff that erupted following a clash between the two sides in the Pangong lake area in early May.
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Apprehended Chinese soldier to be returned
The Indian Army apprehended a Chinese soldier near Gurung hill in the Chushul sector of eastern Ladakh on Friday morning. According to the inputs, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier apparently lost his way and entered the Indian territory inadvertently.
The Chinese soldier will either be returned later today or on Sunday after investigating the circumstances under which the PLA soldier strayed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Formalities are underway to return the Chinese soldier at a border meeting point.
In an official statement, the Indian Army said the Chinese soldier was apprehended on the Indian side during the early hours of Friday. He was taken into custody by the Indian Army.
Indian troops had captured Corporal Wang Ya Long of the PLA on 19 October last year after he strayed across the LAC. The corporal was handed back to China following existing protocols
Saturday 09 January, 2021 | 4:06 PM
SRINAGAR: The Indian Army apprehended a Chinese soldier near Gurung hill in the Chushul sector of eastern Ladakh on Friday morning. According to the inputs, the People s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier apparently lost his way and entered the Indian territory inadvertently.
The Chinese soldier will either be returned later today or on Sunday after investigating the circumstances under which the PLA soldier strayed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Formalities are underway to return the Chinese soldier at a border meeting point.
In an official statement, the Indian Army said the Chinese soldier was apprehended on the Indian side during the early hours of Friday. He was taken into custody by the Indian Army.