Pakistan media report of Indian soldiers casualties in Sikkim baseless: MEA

Gopal Baglay also said that no cognisance should be taken of these reports by responsible media

Pakistan media report of Indian soldiers casualties in Sikkim baseless: MEA
Gopal Baglay, Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, addressing a press conference regarding Kulbhushan Jadhav's death row issue, in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 17 2017 | 11:44 PM IST
India on Monday termed as "utterly baseless, malicious and mischievous" a report about casualties of Indian soldiers in Sikkim due to military action with another country.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay also said that no cognisance should be taken of these reports by responsible media.

"Such reports are utterly baseless, malicious and mischievous," Baglay said in response to a query on reports in Pakistani media.

His reaction came after a Pakistani media organisation reported at least 158 Indian soldiers have been killed on Monday as China fired rockets across the border on Indian border installations.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 17 2017 | 11:44 PM IST

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