Itanagar: A day after Miram Taron, the 17-year-old boy from Arunachal Pradesh –who was abducted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was reunited with his family at Zido village, his family has alleged that he was was tied up and given electric shocks during his captivity. The youth was released by the PLA on January 27, nine days after he was reported missing.
Miram’s father Opang Taron told media persons, “My son was kicked several times by Chinese soldiers. They also gave electric shock to him twice.”
Talking about the incident, Miram Taron himself said that Chinese PLA caught him while he was out hunting with his friends. Initially, he couldn’t understand if they were Indian forces or Chinese. “I was captured and tied up. Later, I was handcuffed and my head was covered with a cloth. I was then taken to a Chinese army camp,” he said. He claimed that he was beaten up as well.
“They tied up my hands and took me deep into the jungle. On the first day, they tortured me; gave me electric shocks,” he said. “But that was it. They did not torture me from the second day,” he added.
“I was given food and water, though,” he further added.
On January 19, Arunachal Pradesh MP and BJP leader Tapir Gao said that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China had abducted the 17-year-old boy from the Upper Siang district. Later, Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh’s Pasighat West constituency, Ninong Ering, said that the incident had been confirmed by the SP of the area.
Earlier in 2020, five men went missing from Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh and were handed back by Chinese authorities after 10 days. Even during that time, MP Tapir Gao and Congress Pasighat MLA Ninong Ering had alleged that the PLA was behind the abduction of the youths. It was later found they had inadvertently strayed across the border while hunting.
