NEW DELHI: India foiled an attempt by the Chinese to intrude across the border at Naku La in North Sikkim last week, sources said.
Sources said Chinese soldiers tried to cross the border last week but were challenged by Indian soldiers in Naku La in North Sikkim, which resulted in a clash.
Around 20 Chinese soldiers were injured in the clash at Naku La in Sikkim. On the Indian side, four soldiers sustained injuries, sources added.
The Indian Army soldiers, however, successfully managed to push back China despite hostile weather conditions in North Sikkim.
The situation at the clash site in Sikkim is tense, but stable, sources said on Monday.
A senior source said the Indian forces have been maintaining a strict vigil despite inhospitable weather conditions along the Indian territory,
The latest incident comes months after the fatal face-off that took place on June 15 when PLA soldiers clashed with Indian troops close to patrol point 14 in the Galwan valley of eastern Ladakh.
The incident upsets the semblance of tense calm along the territories which the two sides have been manning with huge deployment of forces and military hardware in toughest weather conditions. (Agency)
