Chinese water and land incursions foiled in Ladakh

NEW DELHI: Just a month after transgressions into the Chumar area of Ladakh, People’s Liberation Army ( PLA) late last month sent boats into the Indian territory across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Pangong Lake, also in Ladakh.

While some reports claim that the PLA troopers have withdrawn, other reports as of last Friday point out that PLA boats are still present. There are also reports that Chinese troopers had entered the road built alongside the Pangong lake, which is 168 km from Leh, sources said.

Indian troops intercepted their Chinese counterparts at LAC in the lake. The ITBP troopers also stopped PLA troopers on the road, sources said, adding both sides use state-of-the art boats to man Pangong lake.

The Chinese come frequently from the northern and southern banks of this lake, whose 45 km stretch is on the Indian side while another 90 km is on the Chinese side.