Five missing Indians are in China, PLA confirms

People's Liberation Army has responded to a hotline message by the Indian Army and confirmed that missing youths from Arunachal Pradesh have been found by their side.

New Delhi: China's People's Liberation Army confirmed that five youths missing from Arunachal Pradesh have been found by them and their handing over process to Indian authorities is being worked out, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Tuesday.

The five youths had gone missing on Friday from the India-China border in the Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh.

"China's PLA has responded to the hotline message sent by the Indian Army. They have confirmed that the missing youths from Arunachal Pradesh have been found by their side. Further modalities to handover the persons to our authority are being worked out," Rijiju tweeted.

PTI