The Chinese Defence Ministry said that the Indian Army on Wednesday handed over the Chinese soldier who was apprehended in eastern Ladakh to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
The PLA soldier identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long was apprehended in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh on 19 October 2020 after he had strayed across the LAC, an incident that comes amid a massive deployment of troops by the two militaries in the region following the border standoff since May.
“According to the relevant agreement between China and India, the Chinese PLA soldier, who went missing while helping local herdsmen find the lost yak near the China-India border on Sunday, has been returned to the Chinese border troops by the Indian Army early on the morning of October 21, 2020,” a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Defence stated.
The Indian Army said in a statement on Monday informed that the soldier, a Corporal in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), will be returned to the Chinese military at the Chushul-Moldo border point after completion of formalities.
“China hopes that India will hand over soon the Chinese soldier who got lost in China-India border areas on the evening of October 18 when helping local herdsmen retrieve a yak at their request,” said Senior Colonel Zhang Shuili, spokesperson for the Western Theatre Command of the PLA said in a statement on Monday night.
