Indian army for ensuring safe return of missing Arunachalee youths
5 youths of Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri District who had inadvertently strayed across the LAC were returned to India
Guwahati: Union Sports Minister and Arunachal West MP Kiren Rijiju today thanked the Indian army for the “smooth return” of the 5 Arunchalee citizens who had inadvertently strayed onto Chinese soil. “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,” Rijiju wrote in a tweet, hailing the efforts of the Indian armed forces for the return of the Tagin tribe youths.
In a subsequent tweet, Rijiju expressed his gratitude to India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for ensuring the return of the youths from the Chinese side of the border. “All the 5 Indian youths from Arunachal Pradesh who were received at Kibithu by our Army from PLA are fit and fine. However, they will be quarantined for a specified period. I also thank Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh ji for the concern he had shown,” the Union Minister wrote in a subsequent tweet.
