New Delhi. The Indian Army has sought assistance from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China to locate and return a missing boy, Miram Taron, as per established protocol. Defense establishment sources gave this information on Thursday. Arunachal Pradesh MP Tapir Gaon said on Wednesday that the PLA kidnapped a 17-year-old boy from Indian territory in the state’s Upper Siang district on Tuesday.
Defense establishment sources said on Thursday that when the Indian Army received information about Taron’s disappearance, it immediately contacted the PLA through an established hotline system to inform that a boy who had gone to collect herbs had lost his way. and it is not known. Sources said assistance has been sought from the PLA in locating the juvenile in their area and returning him as per the established protocol.
The village said on Wednesday that the incident took place near the point from where the Tsangpo river enters India in Arunachal Pradesh. Tsangpo is called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam. The MP also said that he has apprised Union Minister of State for Home Nishith Pramanik about the incident and requested him to take necessary action in this regard. In September 2020, the PLA kidnapped five youths from Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh and released them after about a week.
The latest incident comes at a time when the Indian Army is in a standoff with the PLA in eastern Ladakh since April 2020. To resolve the standoff, 14 rounds of military-level talks have been held between India and China. After several rounds of talks, the withdrawal of troops from some of the standoff sites was done but the process of withdrawal of troops from Hot Springs, Depsang and Demchok areas in eastern Ladakh is yet to be done.