Shared his personal details, awaiting response from China: Kiren Rijiju on missing Arunachal boy

Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said the Indian Army has shared identity, personal details and a picture of the 19-year-old boy, who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh, with the Chinese side.

Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said the Indian Army has shared identity, personal details and a picture of the 19-year-old boy, who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh, with the Chinese side. The minister added that they are now waiting for a response from the other side.

The youth, Miram Taron, who is a resident of Jido Village in Upper Siang district, went missing on January 18, 2022 from Shiyung La in Bishing Area.

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"Some people reported that the Chinese PLA had taken him into their custody," added the minister.

In a Twitter post, Kiren Rijiju said: " The Indian Army immediately approached the Chinese side on 19 January 2022, asking for assistance in tracing and return of the individual, in case he had strayed into the Chinese territory or PLA has taken him into their custody. The Chinese side assured that they would search for the individual and return him as per established protocol. Later on 20 January 2022, Chinese Side intimated that they had found a boy on their side and requested for further details to establish the identity."

"To assist the Chinese side in corroborating the identity, personal details and a picture of the individual have been shared with the Chinese side by the Indian Army," added the minister.