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Captured Chinese Soldier Who Strayed Into Ladakh Handed Over by Indian Army
Notably, this comes at a time when tensions between India and China are heightened owing to the ongoing border dispute at Ladakh, which both countries are trying to resolve.
New Delhi: Chinese soldier Corporal Wang Ya Long who was apprehended by the Indian Army was handed back at the Chushul Moldo meeting point Tuesday night. The soldier was captured near Demchok area of eastern Ladakh.
Notably, this comes at a time when tensions between India and China are heightened owing to the ongoing border dispute at Ladakh, which both countries are trying to resolve.
Indian Army handed over the Chinese soldier Corporal Wang Ya Long to the Chinese Army at the Chushul Moldo meeting point, last night. pic.twitter.com/ZFROVSdhDz
— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2020
After being apprehended, the soldier was questioned by the India Army to establish whether he was on an espionage mission as he was caught with certain civic and military documents. The soldier had told Indian agencies that he had accidentally crossed the disputed border to retrieve a yak that had strayed into Indian territory.
He was provided with required medical assistance including oxygen, food and warm clothes.
Both Indian and Chinese armies have deployed over 50,000 troops each along the LAC in eastern Ladakh including in the Demchok sector following escalation of the five-month-long military standoff that began in early May.
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