- The deadliest clash between the two countries since 1975 claimed the life of at least 20 Indian soldiers — casualties on the Chinese side still unknown.
- Among those who lost their lives was Ojha, who was blessed with a daughter just 17 days ago, had promised his mother over the phone that he would be home as soon as he got leave from duty.
- Here’s remembering those who lost their lives in the violent clash.
India and China — on June 15 engaged in a violent clash amid snow-covered disputed barren terrain in Galwan Valley — located 14,000 ft above the sea level. The deadliest clash between the two countries since 1975 claimed the life of at least 20 Indian soldiers — casualties on the Chinese side still unknown.
The soldiers from
both the sides reportedly used sticks, fists, rocks and wooden clubs — some which were studded with nails or wrapped in barbed wire to fight each other. And, most of the soldiers who were the victims of stone-pelting succumbed to their injuries.
Here’s remembering those who lost their lives in the violent clash —