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'Indian Army Lt. punches Chinese PLA major in nose after Chinese troops patrol Indian territory
2020-05-15
More on this story from a few days ago.
A young Indian Army lieutenant punched a Chinese PLA major on his nose and sent blood oozing from his nose.

The incident happened at Muguthang which is in the Indian state of Sikkim.

The Indian officer's infantry unit had stopped the intruding Chinese PLA and were furious at the Chinese commissar for shouting, "This (Sikkim) is not your land, this is not Indian territory... so just go back.”

Brought up in a military family – his grandfather a veteran of the Royal and then Indian Air Force and his father a colonel in the Indian Army – the officer threw a sold punch.

The Chinese major collapsed with a thud and his name tag came loose.

This nearly provoked an escalation.

This comes at a time when India is chalking out a strategy to shore up its sire power as it faces an ever-growing Chinese Navy.

One of the important parts of the strategy is 6 missile boats which will be manufactured under the ‘Make in India’ program.
Related:
Sikkim: 2020-05-11 Skirmish at the China-India border (North Sikkim)
Sikkim: 2020-05-10 Indian, Chinese troops clash in Ladakh, Sikkim; several injured
Sikkim: 2017-08-16 Indian troops foil China's incursion attempt in Ladakh, minor injuries on both sides after stone-pelting
Posted by:DarthVader

#7  Cool!
Posted by: Clem   2020-05-15 14:53  

#6  "This is Sparta!"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-05-15 14:07  

#5  The incident happened at Muguthang which is in the Indian state of Sikkim.

The Indian officer's infantry unit had stopped the intruding Chinese PLA and were furious at the Chinese commissar for shouting, "This (Sikkim) is not your land, this is not Indian territory... so just go back.”


Good.

"It's a Muguthang, Chinaman. You wouldn't understand."
Posted by: charger   2020-05-15 14:05  

#4  One of the few lieutenants I actually respect.
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-05-15 08:50  

#3  "Nuts", yes indeed. Good to see someone stand up to bully boys. I have always said China is a bad neighbor.
Posted by: Dale   2020-05-15 08:19  

#2  Nuts. The Chinese intruders should've disappeared without a trace.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-05-15 06:00  

#1  I imagine he's a hero to any number of lieutenants......
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-05-15 05:58  

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