Indian forces open an unprovoked firing against Chinese troops near Naku La Pass in the Sikkim sector of the Sino-India border after India, here on Sunday.
According to the sources, a number of personnel on both sides’ received injuries as they exchanged blows. It is also said, the troops disengaged after a dialogue at the local level.
It is important to mention that is was the first case of troops from both sides exchanging blows after a similar incident had taken place in Pangong Lake in Ladakh in August 2017.
Troops resolve such issues mutually as per established protocols. Such an incident occurred after a long time.
It is learnt that a total of 150 soldiers were involved in the gun fight on Saturday.
The sources said temporary and short duration face-offs occur due to differing perception of the border by both sides.
The troops of India and China were engaged in a 73-day stand-off in Doklam tri-junction in 2017, which even triggered fears of a war between the two neighbours.
The India-China border dispute covers the 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control, the de-facto border between the two countries.
