(Pooja Dubey, Intern Journalist) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China can hand over five missing men from Arunachal Pradesh to Indian authorities today. The PLA said on Tuesday that on September 4, five youths who had gone missing from the India-China border in Upper Subansiri district were found across the border.
Rijiju tweeted on Friday, “China’s PLA has confirmed to the Indian Army that it will hand over the youth of Arunachal Pradesh to us. He can be assigned to a designated place at any time on 12 September. ‘
The incident was revealed when two members of a group went hunting in the forest. On returning, he informed the family members of the said five youths that the youth had been taken by Chinese soldiers from Serra-7, an army patrol area. The place is located 12 kilometers north of Nacho.
Nacho is the last administrative region located on the McMahon Line and it is 120 km from Daporijo District Headquarters. The youths allegedly kidnapped by the Chinese military have been identified as Toch Singkam, Prasat Ringling, Dongtu Abia, Tanu Bakar, and Nagru Diri.