Chinese Army crossed border into Uttarakhand 3 times in August: Sources

The Chinese Army crossed the border into Uttarakhand three times in August, ANI quoted sources as saying on Wednesday. 

ANI quoted the sources as saying the incursions occurred in Barahoti. And that the People's Liberation Army entered as much as 4 kilometres into Indian territory. 

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India and China share a 3,500-km border, and large parts of territory are claimed by both sides. 

The Indian media reports incursions by the PLA at fairly regular intervals. 

In June 2017, the Indian and Chinese armies faced off from each other for over 60 days in Doklam in Bhutan.

India side said the standoff began after Bhutan discovered the Chinese building a road in the area. The Bhutanese asked the Chinese to stop when they did not, Bhutan asked India to intervene. 

The Doklam plateau lies in Bhutan near the Bhutan-India-China trijunction, but the area is claimed by China. 

The Indian and Chinese troops backed off from each other in Doklam in August 2017. The details of how that came about however are still fuzzy.