NEW DELHI (Ind); 22, April 2013: In the backdrop of the Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh will arrive on a two-day visit of the territory, starting from tomorrow.

The Indian Army chief will begin his visit tomorrow in Jammu. He will undertake a two-day visit to Jammu region to discuss the security situation, Defence sources said.

General Singh will chair a meeting at 16-Corps headquarter at Nagrota and then fly to forward areas of Rajouri and Akhnoor sectors, where he will be briefed by the field commanders about the security situation and counter infiltration measures.

He will also meet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the day and will have dinner meeting with Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhawan tomorrow.

Next day, the Indian Army Chief will fly to Doda region and will be briefed by the commanders of counter-insurgency Delta force.

According to Indian Intelligence reports, A Platoon-strength contingent of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) came 10 km inside the Indian occupied territory in Burthe in DBO sector, which is at an altitude of about 17,000 feet, on the night of April 15 and established a tented post there, according to highly placed sources Chinese Army Platoon usually consists of around 50 men.


China today rejected reports of intrusion by its troops in Ladakh, saying the People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers patrolled the Chinese side of Line of ActualControl (LAC) without"trespassing" into it.
Presenting China's stand, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying also called for resolution of the issue through talks.
"China's frontier troops have been abiding by the agreement between the two countries and abiding by the LAC agreed by the two countries. Our frontier troops have been patrolling on the China's side of LAC", Hua said at a media briefing here, responding to a spate of questions.


Meanwhile China today rejected reports of intrusion by its troops in Ladakh, saying the People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers patrolled the Chinese side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) without "trespassing" into it. Presenting China's stand, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying also called for resolution of the issue through talks.

"China's frontier troops have been abiding by the agreement between the two countries and abiding by the LAC agreed by the two countries. Our frontier troops have been patrolling on the China's side of LAC", Hua said at a media briefing here, responding to a spate of questions.