Arunachal MP claims Chinese incursion into Anjaw; Army says no such incident took place
Itanagar/New Delhi, Sep 4: A BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday claimed that the Chinese Army intruded into the state's remote Anjaw district and constructed a temporary wooden bridge over a stream last month but the Army said no such incident took place.
Tapir Gao said the bridge was built over Kiomru Nullah in Chaglagam circle and some local youths noticed it on Tuesday.
When contacted, an Army spokesperson in New Delhi said no such incursion by the Chinese military took place, adding there is differing perception of the alignment in many areas along the Line of Actual Control - the de facto border between the two countries.
"The terrain is thickly vegetated and all movements are undertaken on foot along Nalas and streams. During monsoon whenever the Nalas are in spate, temporary bridges are constructed by the patrols for their movement," the official said.
"Being an area of differing claims, troops routinely from either side patrol the area. In addition, civilian hunters and herb collectors also frequent here during summer months," he said.
The official reiterated that there is no permanent presence of either Chinese soldiers or civilians in the area and surveillance is maintained by Indian troops regularly.
"Being an area of differing claims, troops routinely from either side patrol the area. In addition, civilian hunters and herb collectors also frequent there during summer months," he said.
Earlier, Gao said the area where the Chinese incursion took place is approximately 25 km northeast of Chaglagam and is very much inside the Indian territory.
"As a representative of the state, I have requested the Centre for development of infrastructure along the Sino-Indo border in Arunachal Pradesh like construction of a road between Hayuliang, the district headquarters of Anjaw, and Chaglagam and beyond," he told journalists.
He said it was necessary to stop such incidents.
The condition of the road between Hayuliang and Chaglagam is very poor and virtually no road exists beyond that point, he said.
In October last year, an Indian Army patrol had come across Chinese troops in the area, the MP claimed.
The Army Spokesperson said India and China have well established diplomatic and military mechanisms to address all issues in relating to border areas.
"The two sides agree that maintenance of peace and tranquillity in all areas of India-China border areas as a prerequisite to smooth development of overall bilateral relations," he said.
India and China share a nearly 4,000-km border, which is not clearly demarcated, leading to incursions by the two sides into each other's territory.
China claims Arunachal Pradesh is part of south Tibet.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
