Ladakh standoff: Chinese Fighter Jet Flew Close To LAC, India responded

New Delhi: A Chinese Air Force aircraft flew very close to a friction point in the eastern Ladakh sector on the Line of Actual Control in the last week of June, after which the Indian Air Force responded swiftly as per standard operating procedures.

The incident took place at around 4 am on one of the days in the last week of June and after the aircraft was spotted by men on ground and was also picked up by indigenous radars deployed in the border area, sources told news agency ANI.

Soon after the possible air space violation was detected, the assets of the Indian Air Force got activated as per the standard operating procedures, sources said.

China's PLA holds military exercises near border

Sources told news agency ANI that the incident took place at a time when the Chinese side is holding exercises involving its fighter jets and air defence weaponry including the S-400 air defence system in the areas bordering the Eastern Ladakh sector.