June 16, 2020: An Indian army officer and two soldiers were martyred  in a violent face-off on Monday night with Chinese soldiers at Galwan Valley in Ladakh, in a massive escalation after weeks of tension at the border.
Senior military representatives of both sides are meeting to defuse tension, according to an official statement on Tuesday. The statement said, "During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties. The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers. Senior military officials of the two sides are currently meeting at the venue to defuse the situation."

Army sources said that the soldiers were not shot but were killed in hand-to-hand combat on Indian Territory.
Indian and Chinese soldiers have been locked in a standoff for weeks at Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley, Demchok and Daulat Beg Oldie in eastern Ladakh. A significant number of Chinese army personnel even transgressed into the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control or the de-facto border in several areas including Pangong Tso.