Chinese state media the Global Time in a tweet stated that five Indians allegedly kidnapped by China are actually intelligence staff attempting to pry intelligence of China, sources told GT.
The Indian army and media collude with each other and spread misleading info, fanning nationalistic sentiment in the country.
https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1304637097551097856
Earlier, five youths who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh last week will likely be returned to the Indian authorities by China’s People Liberation Army (PLA), Union minister Kiren Rijiju said.
The Chinese PLA has confirmed to Indian Army to hand over the youths from Arunachal Pradesh to our side. The handing over is likely to take place anytime tomorrow i.e. 12th September 2020 at a designated location. https://t.co/UaM9IIZl56
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 11, 2020
“The Chinese PLA has confirmed to the Indian Army to hand over the youths from Arunachal Pradesh to our side. The handing over is likely to take place anytime tomorrow i.e. 12th September 2020 at a designated location,” Rijiju tweeted on Friday.
Earlier, as EurAsian Times reported, Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh Ninong Ering has claimed that five youths have been abducted by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
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
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.