China Releases 5 Indians Who Went Missing From Arunachal: Army Sources

New Delhi, Nation Now

Five men, who went missing from villages near the border with China earlier this month, have been handed over to India by China’s People’s Liberation Army or PLA , army sources said this morning.

The handover took place in the Chinese territory and it will take over an hour for the team to reach the Indian side and enter Arunachal Pradesh through Kibithu border post.

“The Chinese PLA has confirmed to Indian Army to hand over the youths from Arunachal Pradesh to our side. The handing over is likely to take place anytime tomorrow i.e. 12th September 2020 at a designated location,” Union Minister Kiren Rijiju had tweeted on Friday.

The five men who had been missing since September 1 were hunters, the army had said in a statement.

#HarKaDeshKeNaam#WeCare #ArunachalPradesh
Good news #India…
By persistent efforts of #IndianArmy, 5 hunters of #UpperSubansiri, who crossed over #LAC on 2 Sept, will finally return on 12 Sept. #PLA will hand them over to #India in #Damai #China at 0930hrs morning. #LohitValley pic.twitter.com/FtyRaFLVXl

— PRO Defence Tezpur (Assam/Arunachal Pradesh) (@ProAssam) September 11, 2020

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