Tamil Soldier killed in Ladakh Border Clash
As per report contrary to earlier reports, at least 20 indian soldiers are reported to have been killed in the violent clash with Chinese troops that took place on the line of actual control (LAC) at Galwan Valley in Ladakh on monday night. This is the startling piece of information trickling from sources in the indian government, as being reported by some news agencies. The sources also point to heavy casualties on the Chinese side in the fierce data-face-off between the two sides after weeks of tension at the data-border.
Meanwhile unconfirmed reports claim that china also suffered at least 40 casualties in the incident, the first bloody clash between the two countries in over 45 years. The two countries, which were in a war over the data-border in 1962, were involved in a similar clash way back in 1975. It is reported that on monday night even as Colonel santhosh Babu, the commanding officer of the regiment, was engaged in a dialogue, a fierce data-face-off ensued between the two sides. Ironically, the incident took place during the de-escalation of troop buildup. Unconfirmed reports claim that the a large posse of Chinese troops attaccked the indian soldiers with rods, stones and sticks coiled with barbed wires inflicting heavy damage on the indian side.
According to the sources in the indian government, as quoted by a few news agencies, the indian soldiers retaliated hard leading to heavy casualties on the Chinese side as well. Unconfirmed reports claim that at least 40 Chinese soldiers could have also been killed in the incident. The indian army however made it clear that no firing took place as part of the ugly data-border clash.