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An interesting update from the Indian army. It seems they may have confirmed another soldier died in the conflict.
I googled the name and came across this article:
Any Indians care to explain what's going on here?
I googled the name and came across this article:
Looks like someone was telling porkies at the time. Interesting there is a second soldiers name on it. I wonder if he's also going to get a posthumous medal as well? How many more Indian soldiers died in unrelated drowning accident around that time?
Any Indians care to explain what's going on here?
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Yes, it is very suspicious that soldiers who were part of the army engineering corps died while building a bridge over a hazardous river.
The bridge in that incident was later completed and is currently visible on commerical satellite imagery
Smart thing for them to disclose it now since everyone’s attention is in Ukraine right now.
That said, I heard that the actual Indian deaths is a lot higher than 20. They didn’t account for a lot of missing soldiers in the casualty report. This was revealed on a podcast by a Global Times journalist who visited Tibet frontline outposts during Xi’s visit to Tibet in 2021.
This death was first announced by the Army in June of 2020. Sappers weren't involved in the June 16 clash.
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It does seem a little strange to me. The stories in Indian media doesn't totally add up:
So which one is it? Did his boat capsize, was he building a bridge, or was he patroling a river? If he was just building a bridge why is it considered a battle casualty?
What's a Sena Medal? Do Indian soldiers who die in accidents get it if it's unrelated to battle? If that's the case, why give it now?
Did you read your own article?
It says:
As well as that at the bottom of the article it says:
Two more soldiers! A lot of Indian soldiers started drowning in the days after the Galwan incident it seems.
The Indian engineering service isn't even a part of the Indian military. It is a civilian engineering agency
Lance Naik Saleem Khan was on engineering duty in the Army’s operational area near the Indo-China border in the Ladakh region near Shiok River. At around 1.30pm on June 26, his regiment was installing ropes for rescue operations by boat in the Shiok River when his boat capsised. He was martyred at around 3.20pm.
His boat capsized while he was on a rescue mission for the other soldier, who had fallen in the river earlier
Yes, just like I said all these articles contradict each other. A rescue mission is pretty related to the victim who drowned.
Why do Indian civilian engineering agencies have military ranks? I'm assuming that's what "Lance naik" is. Isn't the medal he got for military personnel only?
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