India’s defense ministry said on Thursday a 17- time-old Indian youth was “ reportedly captured” by the Chinese service after going missing near the countries’ participated border.
The Indian army has communicated with its Chinese counterpart to detect and return the teenager, Miram Tarom, according to a statement on the defense ministry’s Twitter account.
In a separate tweet, Tapir Gao, a legislator for the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh where Tarom lives, said the teenager was allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday while a friend escaped and notified Indian authorities.
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Chinese #PLA has abducted Sh Miram Taron, 17 years of Zido vill. yesterday 18th Jan 2022 from inside Indian territory, Lungta Jor area (China built 3-4 kms road inside India in 2018) under Siyungla area (Bishing village) of Upper Siang dist, Arunachal Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/ecKzGfgjB7
The Chinese foreign ministry couldn’t be incontinently reached for comment.
India and China have constantly disaccorded over their lengthy and disputed Himalayan border, and China claims the wholeness of Arunachal Pradesh as part of its Tibet region.
Skirmishes in the Galwan vale in 2020 left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese dogfaces dead.
There have been several cases of Indian civilians going missing near the border in recent times, which New Delhi has frequently said were kidnap attempts by China. Beijing denies this.
