New Delhi/Kalinga Voice
The five missing boys had gone to the Indo-China border at Lacho area in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh accompanying Army personnel as hired porters. The boys, said to be teenagers, were picked up by the PLA when they were returning to their village.
After its initial silence, China’s PLA finally admitted on September 8 that the youngsters were indeed with them, opening doors for negotiation to bring them back.
