India-China LAC Standoff: Indian Army has been given emergency powers to deal with the situation arising out of China's deadly attack that killed 20 Bravehearts of 16 Bihar Regiment in the Galwan Valley. Follow this LIVE news updates for the latest India-China border row that has escalated and raised tensions
At least 20 Indian soldiers of 16 Bihar Regiment were killed and several others injured in the deadliest clash at the Line of Actual Control at the Galwan Valley in Ladakh by China's People's Liberation Army. The hand-to-hand (no shots were fired) fight was savage and lasted for almost eight hours on Monday night. PLA death squad were armed with batons, iron wires and rods and launched an unexpected assault killing Indian troops. Those who tried to escape were left injured and later died in the sub-zero temperatures in the Himalayan region.
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