In a significant escalation in the continuous stand-off between India and China on the border, one Commanding Officer and two jawans of the Indian Army lost their lives throughout a violent faceoff with Chinese troops in the Galwan area ofEastern Ladakh on Monday night. The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers,” the Army stated in a statement.
Consequent to the development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the functional situation in Eastern Ladakh along with the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and three Service chiefs, the Army stated.
