New Delhi, May 24: The Indian Army on Saturday denied reports that suggested that an Army patrolling party was detained by Chinese soldiers in the Eastern Ladakh sector. "This is not true," Army sources said when asked about the reports. Tension Mounts in Ladakh as China Brings In More Troops Along LAC; Indian Army Maintains Aggressive Posturing.

"There has been no detention of Indian soldiers at the China border. We categorically deny this. It only hurts national interests when media outlets publish unsubstantiated news," said Indian Army spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand.

The report about the detainment of Indian Army soldiers comes at a time when both the countries are engaged in a stand-off situation on at least three main points in Eastern Ladakh around the Galwan Nala area.

Indian and Chinese field commanders have been holding talks on de-escalating the tensions, however, the situation has not changed much.

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