Indian Army occupies more heights around Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh: Sources
At present, the Indian Army monitors Chinese military bases on the south bank of the Pangong Lake, but also maintains regular check on the Finger 4 area on the north of the lake.
New Delhi: The Indian Army has taken control of many important heights which will help in dominating the Moldo Garrison and the Spangur Gap under Chinese control.
India recently outflanked China by taking control of strategic height near Pangong lake’s southern bank. It thwarted an attempt by the Chinese army to transgress into Indian areas near the southern bank of Pangong Tso near Chushul in Ladakh.
Earlier both India and China had claimed some of these heights. “Dominating the Spangur gap from heights is very crucial. We have also occupied some heights near finger 4,” said an official.
At present, the Indian Army monitors Chinese military bases on the south bank of the Pangong Lake, but also maintains regular check on the Finger 4 area on the north of the lake.
Amid the ongoing border tension between India and China, the Chinese soldiers were seen with armed with stick-machetes during their deployment along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh sector
According to Army sources on the pictures which have emerged, the Chinese Army can be seen armed with stock machetes, Indian Army soldiers are not allowing them to come close otherwise there may be another violent face off like what happened in Galwan valley, said Army sources. The Chinese troops had used nail studded iron rods during the Galwan clash in the month of June which claimed the lives of 20 Indian soldiers including Colonel Santosh Babu, the Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar.
An unspecified number of Chinese soldiers were also killed, though China did not reveal its casualties in the clash.
India and China have been engaged in a standoff since April-May over the transgressions by the Chinese Army in multiple areas including the Finger area, Galwan Valley, Hot springs, and Kongrung Nala.