Missing youth from Arunachal to be repatriated to India by Chinese army: Kiren Rijiju

Law and justice minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has indicated that it will hand over the youth from Arunachal Pradesh who had entered China and also suggested a place for it. "Hotline exchanged on Republic Day by Indian Army with Chinese PLA. PLA responded positively indicating handing over of our national and suggested a place of release," Rijiju, a Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal, tweeted. "They are likely to intimate date and time soon. Delay attributed to bad weather conditions on their side."

Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,080-km-long border with China, a 520-km border with Myanmar and a 217-km with Bhutan.

In another tweet on Tuesday, the minister wrote, "We are constantly following the case from day one. I appeal to everyone to be cautious in making statements which are not based on facts because the safety and safe return of our young Arunachal Pradesh youth is the priority."