Chinese army to repatriate missing Arunachal teen, says Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that the 19-year-old youth will be repatriated to India.
The news comes days after Miram Taron, a Jido village resident in Upper Siang District, went missing on January 18.
"Chinese PLA has confirmed that young Indian from Arunachal Pradesh Miram Taron will be repatriated to the Indian side. Will disclose the exact place and time later for a smooth proceeding," said Rijiju on Twitter. "Accordingly, the Indian Army has coordinated the necessary arrangements with the Chinese Side," he added.
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The Union Minister further informed, "Hotline exchanged on Republic Day by Indian Army with Chinese PLA. PLA responded positively indicating handing over of our national and suggested a place of release. They are likely to intimate date and time soon. Delay attributed to bad weather conditions on their side."
On Tuesday, Rijiju had stated that the Indian Army has exchanged the youth's personal details with the Chinese side in order to prove his identity.
"Since the individual was missing from the area close to LAC, Indian Army immediately approached Chinese side on 19th January 2022, asking for assistance in tracing and return of the individual, in case he had strayed into the Chinese territory or PLA has taken him in their custody," Rijiju said in a statement which was posted on Twitter.
He further added that the "Chinese side assured that they would search for the individual and return him as per established protocol. Later on 20th January 2022, the Chinese side intimated that they had found a boy on their side and requested for further details to establish the identity."
"To assist the Chinese side in corroborating the identity, personal details and photos of the individual have been shared with the Chinese side by the Indian Army. Response from the Chinese side is awaited," he added.
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