New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju Sunday confirmed that the Army in Arunachal Pradesh has approached the Chinese military about the alleged abduction of five Indians Friday from near the border between the two countries.
Rijiju is one of the two Lok Sabha MPs from Arunachal Pradesh, and is also the MoS, Minority Affairs.
Rijiju said in a tweet Sunday that the Indian Army had already sent a hotline message to its People’s Liberation Army counterparts at the border point, and is awaiting a response.
The Indian Army has already sent hotline message to the counterpart PLA establishment at the border point in Arunachal Pradesh. Response is awaited. https://t.co/eo6G9ZwPQ9
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) September 6, 2020
The Army has also confirmed it has made the approach.
Usually, the hotlines are available at the brigade commanders’ level, and are used when a military commander wants to clarify or convey any point of concern to the military commander across the border.
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The incident
Five men belonging to the Tagin community had gone hunting in a forest in the Nacho area of Upper Subansiri district close to the India-China border, and were allegedly kidnapped by the PLA from the Sera-7 patrolling area of the Army.
Two others who were part of the group had managed to escape and report the matter to the Arunachal Pradesh Police, who are currently probing the matter.
This is not the first such incident that has come to light. Earlier this year, 21-year-old Togley Sinkam was abducted at gunpoint by the Chinese military from the Asapila sector of near the McMahon Line. He was released by the PLA after 19 days.
Tensions running high
Army sources confirmed that tensions are running high at the eastern sector in Arunachal Pradesh, and additional troops have been deployed at the forward locations, in the wake of the fresh tensions with China at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh last week.
No transgression or confrontation has, however, been reported so far between the two sides in the eastern sector.
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It is time to hand over Arinachal to the PLA.
The Chinese have tresearched Indian History !
The Chinese do NOT trust an Indian and understand the DNA of an Indian – which is foremost,that of a coward and a weasel.This was espoused
about Rama, by Vali,who was murdered by Rama,by shooting Vali IN THE BACK,with an ARROW,when Vali was NOT facing Rama.Rama shot the arrow – HIDING behind a tree.
Rama – The Snake
Vali was a fool in Trusting Rama,the weasel and a coward – which he realised,AFTER he was shot IN THE BACK.Vali calls Rama a Snake (which the PLA and Pakistanis should note)
त्वया अदृश्येन तु रणे निहतो अहम् दुरासदः |
प्रसुप्तः पन्नगेन इव नरः पाप वशम् गतः || १-१७-४८
“An unassailable one, such as I am, I am killed by you while you remained invisible on the field of fight, as with a sinner bitten by a snake while he is asleep. [4-17-48]
Rama – The Weasel
Vali also says that had Rama fought with him face to face – Vali would have killed him ! (like what Pakistanis say about the Indians)
दृश्यमानः तु युध्येथा मया युधि नृपात्मज |
अद्य वैवस्वतम् देवम् पश्येः त्वम् निहतो मया || १-१७-४७
“Had you been in combat with me en face oh, prince, you would have been killed by me and by now you would have seen the death-god Yama. [4-17-47]
Rama – The Impotent Coward
Vali also said that he would have brought Ravana by the scruff of his neck – which Rama could not do for 2 decades
सुग्रीव प्रिय कामेन यद् अहम् निहतः त्वया |
माम् एव यदि पूर्वम् त्वम् एतद् अर्थम् अचोदयः |
मैथिलिम् अहम् एक आह्ना तव च आनीतवान् भवेः || १-१७-४९
राक्षसम् च दुरात्मानाम् तव भार्य अपहारिणम् |
कण्ठे बद्ध्वा प्रदद्याम् ते अनिहतम् रावणम् रणे || ३-१७-५०
“For which purpose I am killed, intending to do good to Sugreeva is incidental to it, you should have assigned me for that purpose in the first instance itself, and I would have brought that evil-minded demon Ravana, the abductor of your wife in one day, that too without killing him in any fight, but by fastening him by neck,and I would have presented Maithili to you. [3-17-49, 50]