The People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China has returned the Arunachal youth who had apparently strayed into Chinese territory last week. Union Law Minister and BJP leader from the state Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday that the boy named Miram Taron has been handed over to the Indian Army.
Rijiju tweeted saying, “The Chinese PLA has handed over the young boy from Arunachal Pradesh Shri Miram Taron to Indian Army. Due procedures are being followed including the medical examination.”
The Chinese PLA has handed over the young boy from Arunachal Pradesh Shri Miram Taron to Indian Army. Due procedures are being followed including the medical examination. https://t.co/xErrEnix2h
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 27, 2022
On Wednesday, he had mentioned that the PLA had confirmed that Taron “will be repatriated to the Indian side” adding, “will disclose the exact place & time later for smooth proceeding. Accordingly, the Indian Army has coordinated the necessary arrangements with the Chinese Side.”
The young man had gone missing on January 18, which was brought to light by BJP MP from the state Tapir Gao, who alleged that Taron had been abducted by the PLA from Indian territory, a charge that Taron's parents also repeated.
But Rijiju said on Wednesday that while the PLA had found the man on the Chinese side, bad weather had delayed his return. He had tweeted that “hotline exchanged on Republic Day by Indian Army with Chinese PLA” which “responded…
