China¡¯s People Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that they have found the missing boy from Arunachal Pradesh. Lt Col Harshvardhan Pandey, PRO Defence, said, "The Chinese Army has communicated to us that they have found a missing boy from Arunachal Pradesh and the due procedure is being followed."
The Indian Army had sought assistance from the People Liberation Army (PLA) to locate and return the youth reportedly captured by the Chinese army.
The Army had activated a hotline with PLA, and the latter responded saying the boy has been found and will be returned in a week.
The boy, Miram Taron, went missing from Arunachal Pradesh¡¯s Upper Siang district.
Taron¡¯s friend Johny Yaiying, who managed to escape, had informed the authorities about the kidnapping by the PLA, Gao told PTI over phone from Ziro, the district headquarters of Lower Subansiri district.?
Both are local hunters and belong to Zido village. The MP said the incident took place near the place where Tsangpo river enters India in Arunachal Pradesh.
On January 19, BJP MP Tapir Gao said PLA had abducted a 17-year-old boy from inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.?
He also added that he had informed Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik about the incident and requested him to take necessary action in this regard.
"Seventeen-year-old youth Miram Tarom of Zido, Arunachal Pradesh was reportedly captured by Chinese PLA across the Line of Actual Control. Indian Army immediately contacted PLA through hotline, assistance from PLA has been sought to locate and return him as per protocol," Defence Ministry's Tezpur Public Relation Officer said in a tweet on January 20.
Earlier also, missing youths have been returned by the Chinese side.
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