India, China troops face off in Ladakh and Sikkim; several injured

1st case of troops from both sides exchanging blows after the Pangong Lake incident that took place in August 2017

Troops of India and China were involved in two fierce face-offs in Eastern Ladakh and near Naku La Pass in the Sikkim sector along the contentious border between the two countries, official sources said on Sunday.
 

In the first incident, scores of Indian and Chinese army personnel clashed along northern bank of the Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh on the late evening of May 5 and the face-off ended next morning following a dialogue between the two sides, they said.

A number of soldiers on both the sides sustained minor injuries, the sources said, adding around 200 personnel were involved