5 Indians who strayed across LAC were spies, says Chinese media ahead of their releaseworldUpdated: Sep 12, 2020 17:02 ISTFive Indians who had strayed over the border in Arunachal Pradesh earlier this month and were detained by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were working for the Indian intelligence, a state media report said on Saturday, hours ahead of their release by the Chinese army. The five civilian porters from the Tagin tribe of Arunachal Pradesh went missing in early September. I appreciate Indian Army for the smooth return of our citizens. Ahead of their release, state-run nationalistic tabloid, Global Times claimed in a report that five were “spies” working for the Indian army. The Chinese government has never recognized the so-called ‘Arunachal Pradesh’ illegally established on the Chinese territory.

Source: Hindustan Times September 12, 2020 11:13 UTC