The People’s Party of Arunachal fact-finding team says Chinese troops have blocked Indian patrols from Shera-5 near Taksing , prompting denials from the Army and the state home minister.

The controversy gained fresh significance after the ITBP chief confirmed face-offs at multiple frontiers along the border.

“Within the last few days, multiple face-offs have taken place at several locations in Arunachal and still continue,” ITBP Director General Shatrujeet Kapur said.

Our newly formed Shaurya commandos performed exceptionally well, he added.

On October 22, ITBP Director General Shatrujeet Kapur said a face-off happened at several locations in Arunachal.

Reports called it the first official acknowledgement of ongoing face-offs in the sector.

Government sources said that since July, Indian and Chinese troops have stood off near Asaphila, close to Taksing.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said both sides keep using diplomatic and military mechanisms to avoid miscalculations.

The four-member People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) committee visited Taksing on July 10 and questioned local leaders and elders.

It reported that Indian forces withdrew from Shera-5 and never returned, but PLA troops later dismantled the remaining Indian markers.

The committee dates the withdrawal to 2023 and links it to a clash between PLA personnel and Arunachal Scouts.

The report relies heavily on local testimony, as PPA president Nabam Vivek said, “We received inputs from the locals about what the Chinese were doing.”

Local activist Chader alleged, “The Chinese have reached just 15 to 20 km from the Taksing headquarters.”

Panchayat leader Prakash Hari said villagers have raised the issue with the administration and Army many times without progress.

He also reported Chinese army movement near grazing sites by the Shera 5 pass.

In June, the Army rebutted earlier claims from the Nah Welfare Society, calling the reports incorrect and baseless.

Chief Minister Pema Khandu also rejected the claims, saying, “We don’t think there was an incursion.”

State Home Minister Mama Natung dismissed the reports as “lies and social media rumours.”

Union minister Kiren Rijiju denied that Chinese troops had penetrated 60 kilometres but acknowledged that Chinese activity on high ridges had increased.

“The India-China frontier is the toughest for India, and China is a powerful neighbour,” the ITBP Director General said.

The role of conventional armies has changed with the arrival of drones, and we have to accept drones and counter-drone systems on a massive scale, he added.

Further added that the ITBP should increase its drone and counter-drone capacity to match the modernisation of the Chinese army.

Kapur said a new Strike course has been created to improve ITBP men in handling a situation as they did in the 2020 Galwan Valley clash.

No one has independently verified Shera-5’s current status, but Kapur’s remarks show tensions in the area, and they do not confirm or refute the PPA’s claim on that point.