China claims Indian Army 'fired warning shots' near Pangong Tso; takes 'countermeasures'

Amid tensed situation between India and China along LAC, an incident of firing took place on Monday on Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh sector where troops of Indian Army and Chinese PLA have been engd in a stand-off for over three months, ANI quoting its sources said on Tuesday. Indian Army has t released any official statement yet.

'India again illegally crossed LAC': China

Meanwhile, Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) mouthpiece Global Times has claimed that Indian troops "again illegally crossed Line of Actual Control (LAC) on Monday and outrously fired warning shots on Chinese border patrol soldiers who were about to negotiate." A Chinese military spokesperson added that Chinese troops were "forced to take countermeasures to stabilize situation."

" Indian troops crossed LAC at west section of China-India border, into Shenpao mountain region near south bank of Pangong Tso Lake," said Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, a spokesperson of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Western ater Command, in a statement.

" Indian side's move seriously violated related agreements reached by both sides, stirred up tensions in region, and would easily cause misunderstandings and misjudgments, which is a serious military provocation and is very vile in nature," spokesperson said.

"We demand Indian side to immediately stop dangerous moves, withdraw personnel who crossed LAC at once, strictly control frontline troops, seriously investigate and punish person who fired provocative shot and ensure similar incidents won't take place again," Zhang added.

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India-China LAC faceoff 

Tensions flared in eastern Ladakh after China unsuccessfully attempted to occupy Indian territory in Sourn Bank of Pangong lake last week when two sides were engd in diplomatic and military talks to resolve festering border row. India occupied a number of strategic heights on sourn bank of Pangong lake and strengned its presence in Finger 2 and Finger 3 areas in region to thwart any Chinese actions. China has strongly objected to India's move.

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India has maintained that border tension in Ladakh over past four months is a "direct result" of Chinese actions aimed at effecting unilateral change in status quo of region and asserted that only way forward to resolve it was through negotiations. At an online media briefing, MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Chinese actions resulted in "violation" of bilateral agreements and protocol which ensured peace and tranquillity in border areas for close to three decades.

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talks between two sides have been going on for last three months including five Lieutenant general-level talks but have failed to yield any results, so far.

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(With ncy inputs)