Amid escalating border tension between India and China, Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh Ninong Ering has claimed that five youths have been abducted by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
China's PLA (People's Liberation Army) has abducted 5 boys from Nacho, Upper Subansiri in Arunachal Pradesh. This has happened at a time when Rajanath Singh is meeting defence ministers of Russia & China. PLA's action has sent a very wrong message: Congress MLA Ninong Ering pic.twitter.com/Qr5SupeLDD
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2020
Ninong Ering also said that the five people had gone for fishing when they were abducted by the Chinese Army. The five people — identified as Tanu Bakar, Prasat Ringling, Ngaru Diri, Dongtu Ebiya, and Toch Singkam — have reportedly been abducted from Sera 7 area under Upper Subansiri district along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh.
SHOCKING NEWS: Five people from Upper Subansiri district of our state Arunachal Pradesh have reportedly been ‘abducted’ by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Few months earlier,a similar incident happened. A befitting reply must be given to #PLA and #CCPChina. @PMOIndia https://t.co/8gRdGsQfId pic.twitter.com/KbDMJ3bUi2
— Ninong Ering (@ninong_erring) September 4, 2020
According to local media reports, the incident occurred in a forested area near Nacho in Upper Subansiri district. The persons, Toch Singkam, Prasat Ringling, Dongtu Ebiya, Tanu Baker and Ngaru Diri – all of who belong to the Tagin community – had gone out for hunting which is a very common practice in the area.
Two other villagers, who had managed to escape, narrated the incident before the public, a local newspaper reported quoting a relative of one of the abductees.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe had frank and in-depth discussions about the developments in the India-China border areas as well as on India-China relations: Defence Minister's Office on their meeting yesterday pic.twitter.com/qgkWdEd9oQ
— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2020
Ths incident comes at a time when Indian defence minister met his Chinese counterpart to diffuse tensions along the contested LAC. Rajnath Singhpushed for the restoration of status quo ante at all friction points in eastern Ladakh during talks with his Chinese counterpart Gen. Wei Fenghe in Moscow.
“The meeting between Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh and Chinese Defence Minister, General Wei Fenghe in Moscow is over. The meeting lasted for 2 hours and 20 minutes,” Singh’s office tweeted.
