Days after a 19-year-old youth was reportedly found missing in Arunachal Pradesh, he was finally handed over to the Indian Army by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Friday, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said.
The youth, Miram Taron, a resident of Jido village in Upper Siang District, went missing on January 18.
Taking to Twitter, the Union minister said, “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.”
Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the Indian Army has shared the personal details of the youth with the Chinese side for establishing the identity.