New Delhi: Chinese troops apprehended five Indian nationals in Chumar area of Ladakh well inside the Indian Territory and took them to their side of the border, in perhaps the first such incident along the Line of Actual Control.
The five people were handed over to Indian side by the People's Liberation Army troops after efforts were in this regard under the existing border mechanisms between the two countries, sources told PTI here.
The five Indian nationals along with their cattle were apprehended by the PLA troops last week around few kms inside the Indian territory in Chumar area and were taken to their camp across the LAC in an apparent bid to stake their claim on the area, they said.
The Army Headquarters sought to play down the incident saying that the matter was resolved “amicably” but sources said the Chinese side relented only after the local Indian Army authorities sought a flag meeting on the matter and warned that the the issue would be raised at a higher level.
