As per IANS report several Indian soldiers have been critically injured and undergoing treatment. Because of this the number of casualties can be increased. Government sources said to IANS news agency that the number of critically injured personnel is in double digit. Indian Army refused to comment on the numbers and stated that several are injured.
On Tuesday, Indian Army stated that 20 of their men, including officers, were killed in an unprecedented violent clash with the PLA troops at Galwan. The force also said the attack was brutal and injuries sustained were critical.
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Indian Army issued a statement late on Tuesday night, and said, “Seventeen Indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty at the standoff location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries, taking the total that were killed in action to 20.”
