Batelum Tikro (35) and his cousin Bainsi Manyu (37) went missing from the Chaglagam area in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh on August 19, 2022, while looking for medicinal herbs at a high altitude area along the border with China and since then they have not been found.NEW DELHI: Two men from Arunachal Pradesh have been missing for nearly two years from a remote location in the state along the India-China border and are believed to be in the custody of the Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA), which so far has not acknowledged the duoâs presence in their territory.
Batelum Tikro (35) and his cousin Bainsi Manyu (37) went missing from the Chaglagam area in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh on August 19, 2022, while looking for medicinal herbs at a high altitude area along the border with China and since then they have not been found.
âI have come to know that they were detained by the Chinese army,â Tikroâs brother Dishanso Chikro said over phone.
Chikro said he has approached the local army authorities several times seeking information about his brothers