On 15 June, 2020 while the de-escalation process was in progress in the Galwan Valley, twenty Indian soldiers of 16th Bihar Regiment including the commanding officer (a Colonel) were killed with 35 casualties on the Chinese side in a hand-to-hand combat involving stones, iron rods and batons wrapped in barbed wire. While three Indian soldiers died on the spot, others died later due to injuries and hypothermia. Some Indian soldiers had also been taken momentarily captive.
The clash took place ...
