LAC incursion: Chinese troops ‘intruded’ into disputed Barahoti area of Uttarakhand

New Delhi, September 28

Soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had entered into a disputed section of the territory along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at Barahoti in Uttarakhand.

‘No damage done’

• Around 80-100 PLA troops patrolled at least 5 km inside the LAC alignment
• They were on horses and before Indian patrol party could reach, they retreated
• No infrastructure has been destroyed by PLA, an official says

Sources said the area was a mutually agreed disputed territory and both India and China conducted patrol up to their respective boundaries.

No infrastructure had been destroyed by the PLA, an official said in New Delhi, adding that the area, Barahoti bowl (named after its shape) was just grassland. “It lies ahead of the Nanda Devi peak and is a demilitarised area. Troops of the PLA and the Indian side patrol without weapons and both sides do not have permanent positions,” he said.

Around 80-100 PLA troops patrolled at least 5 km inside the LAC alignment. They were on horses and before the Indian patrol party could reach, they retreated. The LAC, spread over 3,448 km, is not demarcated on ground. In the central sector, there is a 545-km stretch of border with Tibet and both sides have at least eight separate areas of overlapping claims along the LAC. — TNS