Two Men Missing From Arunachal Pradesh for Two years, Family Says Duo Detained by Chinese Army

New Delhi: Two men from Arunachal Pradesh who were missing for almost two years from a remote location in the state along the India-China border are now believed to be in the custody of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), even though the latter has so far not acknowledged the duo’s presence in their territory.

On August 19 2022, Batelum Tikro (35) and his cousin Bainsi Manyu (37) went missing from the Chaglagam area in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh while they were looking for medicinal herbs at a high altitude area along the border with China, reported The Hindu.

Now, Tikro’s brother Dishanso Chikro has said that he has come to know that the two men were detained by the Chinese Army.

“I am told that the issue was raised by the Indian Army with their Chinese counterparts. But no response has come so far,” said Chikro, reported The Hindu.

Anjaw MLA and State’s Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul has confirmed that the two men had gone missing along the border with China as they were looking for medicinal herbs.

“The Chinese side has not yet acknowledged that the youths are in their custody. But I am told that they are still alive,” said Minister Pul.

For almost two years, the duo has remained untraceable.

Anjaw district Zila Parishad Chairman Soblem Pul has said that local Army authorities did raise the issue of the two men with the Chinese Army at the flag meetings held along the border but he is not aware about the response from the Chinese side, reported The Hindu.

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