Indo-China border clash; 20 soldiers attain martyrdom, 43 Chinese troops killed!
সীমান্ত সংঘর্ষ: ২০ ভারতীয় জওয়ান শহিদ, চিনে মৃত ৪৩

June 16: At least 20 Indian Army personnel and 43 Chinese troops were killed in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night during a violent military face-off along the LAC. This was stated in a news report published by Times of India on Tuesday night.  Further,increase in Chinese chopper activity observed across the LAC to airlift casualties suffered by them during face-off with Indian troops in Galwan valley.

Indian Army in a statement said, “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15-16 June. 17 Indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty at stand-off location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries, taking the total that were killed in action to 20. Indian Army is firmly committed to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation.”

The Indian Army officer killed in the clash was identified as Colonel Santosh Babu, Commanding Officer of the 16 Bihar regiment, while the two soldiers were K Palani and O Jha. This is the first such incident involving fatalities in the last 45 years and signalling a massive escalation in the five-week border row in the sensitive region.

I join the nation in saluting the supreme sacrifices of our bravehearts who fought valiantly at #GalwanValley. My deep thoughts & prayers are with the families of our martyrs. We all stand together with the #IndianArmy.#IndiaChinaFaceOff #IndianArmyZindabad @adgpi

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 16, 2020

Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General MM Naravane leave from the residence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. This is the second successive review meeting in a day.