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Galwan: Indian soldiers killed 45 men of PLA, captured a Colonel

AGENCIES | NEW DELHI

At least 45-50 personnel of the Chinese army were killed in the violent face-off with Indian Army troops in the Galwan valley, sources claimed on Sunday (June 20).
According to the sources, the confrontation between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan took place for more than 4 hours, in which both sides suffered casualties.
Sources said that Indian assessment is that while it is difficult to specify the exact number of casualties suffered by Chinese troops in the Galwan valley face-off, it said that the casualty number falls anywhere between 45 and 50. It further claimed that the 3 Medium Regiment of Indian Army had captured a Chinese colonel during the clash, who was later released by the Indian forces.
Notably, this is first combat fatalities in 45 years along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between two nuclear-armed nations.
China, meanwhile, has not stated anything about any losses in the hand-to-hand combat that took place in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, in which at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed and almost 78 were injured.