5 missing Indian citizens found in China

“The Chinese Army has responded to the message from the Indian Army Hotline. They confirmed that five missing youths from the state of Arunachal Pradesh had been found by their side, ”Federal Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Twitter.

Mr. Rijiju added that more ways to hand over citizens to the Indian side are on the way.

Earlier, Arunachal Pradesh State Police confirmed that they were investigating information posted by relatives of one of the five alleged kidnapping victims on social media. The source accused the Chinese side of kidnapping Indian nationals in the “Sera-7” patrol area of ​​the Line of Reality Control (LAC) between the two countries.

Indian media reported that 5 citizens of this country were kidnapped while hunting, but the date of their disappearance is unknown. Residents of Nacho, which is about 10-12 km from Sera-7, say the missing work as supply carriers for the Indian army.

Relations between Asia’s two major nuclear-weapon states have fallen to their lowest level in decades since the conflict on the disputed Himalayan border in June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. .

As the heat of the confrontation has yet to subside, tensions between China and India have continued to rise recently due to accusations from both sides.

The Indian Defense Ministry accused the Chinese army of “carrying out provocative military activities to change the status quo” at the border on August 29.

In response, the Chinese army also accused the Indian army of “gravely violating China’s territorial sovereignty” through its activities on August 31 and requested that the Indian army withdraw.

On September 8, India’s Defense Ministry accused China of continuing to carry out provocative actions aimed at increasing tensions in the disputed sovereignty zone in the Ladakh region of Kashmir territory.

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According to the India Times