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Security forces along LAC put on high alert
Security forces along the India-China border have been put on “high alert’’ by the government following a specific intelligence input earlier this week that China was planning a major intrusion into the Indian territory.
Highly placed intelligence sources said that an input was received by the Centre from one of the key intelligence agencies that despite recent incidents of Chinese troops entering India through land, sea and air route they were “planning a major intrusion over the next month or so”. The input, sources said, was based on human intelligence which revealed that there was build up on the Chinese side in the Ladakh sector.
“It seems that China has mobilised more troops and equipment close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and we have no reason to believe that this might be linked to an intrusion,’’ a senior security official said. Following the inputs security forces along the Indo-China border have been put on high alert and asked to extreme vigil. Instructions have been given to the troops to even carryout patrolling in remote and difficult parts of the mountain terrain in the region. Though top government security and intelligence officials are yet to ascertain the exact provocation for the Chinese to carryout this intrusion.
There was a major stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces in 2013 when the latter had come about 18 km inside the Indian territory in Ladakh’s Chumar region and had pitched tents. The major confrontation continued before the matter was resolved between Delhi and Beijing through the diplomatic channels.
Again a few days ago also there were reports that the Chinese troops had destroyed some tents erected by Indian tribesmen in the Demchok region in Ladakh. Sources said both the ITBP and the Army have also been asked to find out as to why Chinese were making successful incursions into Ladakh.
The security forces have been directed to identify the reasons for this and plug the loopholes at the earliest possible, sources added.
Security forces along LAC put on high alert | The Asian Age
