Chinese PLA to handover abducted Arunachal youths to India on Saturday

The Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) on Friday confirmed to Indian Army to hand over the  missing youths from Arunachal Pradesh to India. The handing over is likely to take place anytime on Saturday at a designated location. This was stated by Union Minister and Member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh Kiren Rijiju.

Earlier in the day, the All Nyishi Youth Association has appealed to the state as well as the central government to ensure safe return of the missing youths. The Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress had too expressed serious concern for the youths.

On September 8, Rijiju had tweeted that the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) have admitted that the five missing youths have been found by their side. It was then expected that the youths would be released soon. But even after passage of a week since the youths got abducted, they are yet to return home.

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It may be mentioned that the PLA had reportedly abducted five villagers from Nacho, Upper Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh. This was stated by Congress legislator Ninong Ering at first. The incident had reportedly happened at a time when India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is meeting defence ministers of Russia and China. Ering stated that China’s action have sent a very wrong message.

The five boys belongs to the Tagin community of Arunachal Pradesh. They were abducted from a jungle near Nacho while they were out for hunting. The villagers who have reportedly been abducted are Toch Singkam, Prasat Ringling. Dongtu Ebiya, Tanu Baker and Ngaru Diri. Two other villagers who had accompanied the abducted persons managed to escape.

However, on Monday China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that they do not have any information about the abduction of five Indian youths. Lijian tweeted,  “China has never recognized so-called “Arunachal Pradesh,” which is China’s south Tibet region, and we have no details to release yet about question on Indian army sending a message to PLA about five missing Indians in the region: Chinese FM spokesperson Zhao Lijian.”.

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