Even as the two armies are engaged in the eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, the Indian
Army displayed its humanitarian side by helping out some Chinese citizens in distress in Sikkim.
This action earlier this week took place after three Chinese citizens lost their way in the plateau area of North Sikkim at an altitude of 17,500 feet, the Army said here on Saturday.
“Realising danger to the lives of the Chinese citizens which included two men and one woman in sub-zero temperatures, the soldiers of Indian Army immediately reached out and provided medical assistance including oxygen, food and warm clothes to protect them from the vagaries of extreme altitude and harsh climatic conditions,” the Army said.
The incident occurred on September 3. The Indian troops also gave them appropriate guidance to reach their destination after which they moved back, it added.
Visuals show a soldier carrying an oxygen cylinder helping the three. Another picture shows security personnel offering food to one of the men. The soldiers also helped people fix their cars.