GUWAHATI: Two boys from Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, missing for the past 56 days since they headed towards deep mountainous jungles along the Chinese border to collect wild medicinal herbs, are suspected to have crossed the LAC.
Anjaw SP Rike Kamsi said he has alerted the Army, SIB and other agencies. “The families reported about them on October 9. The two were trekking to the border area to collect medicinal herbs. We suspect they might have unknowingly crossed the LAC.”
Bateilum Tikro and Bayingso Manyu had gone to the Chaglagam area, which is close to the international border on August 19.
The SP said the families were searching for them for over a month. “From their village, it would take at least six to eight days on foot to reach the border, depending on the weather and pace,” the officer said.
Last January, 19-year-old Miram Taron of Upper Siang district had accidently walked into the Chinese territory. China’s PLA caught the youth and returned him to the Indian Army after 10 days.
In September 2020, India and China were engaged in a major diplomatic row after five boys of Arunachal’s Upper Subansiri district, who worked as military porters, lost their way and crossed the border. They were also returned after 10 days.