Staff Reporter
ITANAGAR, 10 Feb: Eastern Arunachal parliamentarian Tapir Gao on Thursday urged the Centre to engage all its agencies to bring back Tapor Pullom, who is believed to have been abducted by China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2015.
Raising the issue in Parliament, Gao claimed that Pullom was abducted by the PLA when he was on a hunting and herbs collection expedition along the LAC in Monigong area of Shi-Yomi district.
“This is a tragic story of Arunachalee family. In September 2015, Tapor Pullom and his friend, when they went to Tajib Bao pass along LAC for hunting and herbs collection, Tapor Pullom was abducted by the PLA,” said Gao.
“The family of Tapor Pullom have ran pillar to post, seeking help from Indian Army for safe return of Pullom but yielded no fruitful result,” Gao added.
He requested the government of India to put all its efforts through its agencies to bring back Pullom.
It is said that, in the third week of August 2015, Pullom, along with his friend Taka Yorchi had gone on a hunting expedition near the LAC in Monigong area of Shi-Yomi district. Yorchi returned home after falling sick, and Pullom was supposed to return on 15 September. However, he never returned.
His family and a search team combed the entire area but didn’t find Pullom. The family believes that Pullom was abducted by the PLA.
Gao also sought “the current status of the proposed advanced landing grounds in Dirang, Daporijo and Anini.”
In response, union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that the detailed project reports have been finalized and the reports have been sent to the state government.
“Once the state government replies, the implementation would be expedited,” he said.
