Gaurav Gogoi urges Centre to ensure 'safe return' of 5 youth allegedly abducted by Chinese army

Guwahati: Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi wrote a letter to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urging him to ensure the safe return of five youth from Arunachal Pradesh who have reportedly been abducted by Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).

In the letter, Congress Chief and Lok Sabha MP Gogoi wrote "I am writing to you to register my grave concern regarding the condition of the five young men from Arunachal Pradesh that have gone missing from the Upper Subansiri district during a hunting exercise. Members of the family have made statements alleging that they have been abducted, wherein they hold the Chinese People's Liberation Army as the party responsible for the said abduction," 

"I urge the Government to look into this matter and ensure that steps are taken immediately to ensure the safe return of these 5 youth and to strengthen security along the border region," he added.

The Member of Parliament from Assam also informed that such an action in the North East is "alarming" and should be handled more sternly in light of rising "aggression" by the Chinese troops in the Ladakh region.

It is pertinent to mention here that China on Monday claimed that Arunachal Pradesh is part of its territory in South Tibet region, even as it denied having any knowledge on the 5 missing youths of the frontier stated who were reportedly abducted by the Chinese PLA.

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