China said it was not aware of the incident in which a 17-year-old youth from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly abducted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
The PLA had on Tuesday identified the teenager as Meeram Taran from Lungta Jor area of Seyungala area. (Photo: Twitter/@TapirGao)
China’s foreign ministry on Thursday said it was not aware of an incident in which a 17-year-old man was allegedly abducted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army from Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, but said the PLA controls the borders. and crack down on “illegal entry”. and exit activities.”
Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gao said on Wednesday that a teenager named Miram Taran was kidnapped by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from Lungta Jor area of Siungala area on Tuesday.
Gao said the youth was abducted from inside Indian territory in the state’s Upper Siang district.
Gao told the media that Taron’s friend Johnny Yaying, who managed to escape, informed the authorities about the kidnapping by the PLA.
Asked about his reaction to the PLA kidnapping allegations, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman here said, “I am not aware of the situation.”
“The Chinese People’s Liberation Army regulates borders in accordance with law and cracks down on illegal entry and exit activities,” the spokesman said.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s response came even as the Indian Army has sought assistance from the PLA to trace the missing boy and return him as per established protocol, sources in the defense establishment said in New Delhi on Thursday.
He said that when the Indian Army received information about Taron, it immediately contacted the PLA through an established hotline system and informed that a man, who was collecting herbs and hunting, He has lost his way and cannot be found.
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