New Delhi, Sep 15 (Inditop.com) India Tuesday denied a media report about two Indian soldiers getting injured in firing by Chinese troops in Sikkim recently.
“A media report about two ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) jawans having been injured due to firing from across the LAC (Line of Actual Control) has come to notice. The report is factually incorrect,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said.
The report in The Times of India claimed that the firing occurred in an area identified as Kerang in northern Sikkim a fortnight ago. The report quoted a top intelligence source as saying that it was kept secret due to the sensitivity of the incident.
Recent incursions by Chinese troops into Indian territory have created anxiety about China’s aggressive designs in some quarters in India.
The Indian government has, however, sought to play down the incursions, saying these are routine incidents that occur due to differences in perception about the Line of Actual Control.
