Indian Army occupies 6 new heights at LAC; secures vacant dominant positions before China

Indian Army has occupied six new major hill features on Line of Actual Control (LAC) in last three weeks amid ongoing conflict with Chinese PLA in Eastern Lakh sector, ANI reported.

" Indian Army has occupied six new heights between August 29 and second week of September. new hill features being occupied by our troops include Magar hill, Gurung Hill, Recehen La, Rezang La, Mokhpari and dominating height over Chinese positions near Finger 4," top government sources told news ncy.

se hill features were lying inactive and Indian Army occupied m before PLA could capture dominating heights. At present our troops have an edge over versary in those areas, y ded.

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Foiling Chinese Army's attempt to occupy greater heights led to firing of bullets in air on three occasions from rrn and sourn banks of Pangong lake, reports said. It was clarified that Black Top and Helmet Top hill features are on Chinese side of LAC while heights occupied by our troops are on LAC in Indian territory.

After Indian Army occupied new heights, Chinese Army deployed around 3,000 ditional troops including its infantry and armoured troops near Rezang la and Recehen La heights. Moldo garrison of PLA has also been fully activated with ditional troops in last few weeks.

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India’s ongoing standoff with China

After Chinese aggression, Indian security forces are working in close coordination and conducting operations under watch of National Security visor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army chief General Maj Mukund Narwane.

India and China have been engd in major standoff near Panging Tso lake and several or friction points from Sub Sector rth to Chushul area of Lakh.

India changed rules of engment of t using weapons during clashes with China after PLA deviously ambushed Indian soldiers in Galwan valley and martyred 20 jawans in June, this year, sustaining an unmentioned number of casualties as well, which may be as high as 35.

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