Explaining their action, the troops told the Indian jawans that they were ordered by the PLA headquarters to conduct a reconnaissance in Tible area, the sources added.
However, more Indian troops joined in and Chinese troops made a retreat by 0900 hours the same day, the sources said.
During the onset of winter, Chumar has witnessed frequent incursion attempts by the Chinese troops who also have been adopting ‘assertive posturing'. This area has a defined International Border with China.
On earlier occasions this year, Chinese troops had even attempted to break a human wall of Indian jawans during the banner drill.
Chumar has been an issue for China which claims it to be its own territory and have been frequenting it with helicopter incursions almost every year.
In 2012, it dropped some of the soldiers of PLA in this region and dismantled the makeshift storage tents of the Army and ITBP.
Updated on: March 18, 2014 22:58 IST
