Guwahati: In its effort to work tirelessly for the well-being of the people of Northeast, the Indian Army took over all five individuals, who were abducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China recently, after completing all the formalities at Kibitu on Saturday.
Lt Col Harsh Wardhan Pande, PRO Defence, Tezpur in a press release has said that the individuals will now be quarantined for 14 days as per COVID-19 protocol and will thereafter be handed over to their family members.
#HarKaamDeshKeNaam#WeCare #ArunachalPradesh
5 civilians from #UpperSubansiri who had strayed across #LAC have been handed over by #PLA to #IndianArmy at Kibithu on12 Sep after all formalities. After quarantine of 14 days for #COVID19 they will be handed over to family members. pic.twitter.com/jooZB3Hc3j— PRO Defence Tezpur (Assam/Arunachal Pradesh) (@ProAssam) September 12, 2020
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China’s PLA has handed over our 5 boys to our side here at Kibitu area. I appreciate Indian Army for the smooth return of our citizens. I thank Indian Army Chief, his office and the local Commanders for constantly following up the matter and regularly updating me on the matter. pic.twitter.com/OtUKEa0kaR
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 12, 2020
“Five individuals from Upper Subansiri District had inadvertently strayed across LAC recently. Indian Army approached PLA on hotline to trace and return them. On September 8, response on the hotline confirmed that the missing individuals had been traced,” the release added.
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Absolutely glad to know that five of our Arunachali youths have been safely handed over to Indian Army by Chinese PLA. I am wholeheartedly thankful to the Govt of India and the Indian Army for their persistent effort in securing their return. @PMOIndia @adgpi
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) September 12, 2020
Earlier on Friday, union minister Kiren Rijiju also said on Friday through a tweet said that that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is likely to hand over five youths missing from Arunachal Pradesh to the Indian authorities on Saturday.