Earlier in the day, the Indian Army said in a statement that one officer and two soldiers from India were killed during clashes on the border with China in the Ladakh region, APA reports quoting Sputnik.
A top official in the Indian Army told Sputnik on Tuesday that the number of casualties on the part of India has increased to at least 20 soldiers following a skirmish with Chinese troops.
The source went on to say that more than 130 Indian soldiers have received injuries, while the number of casualties may go up further.