New Delhi: The Indian Army caught a Chinese Soldier on Monday after he strayed across the Line of Actual Control, said the Army. The PLA soldier was identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long; he caught in the Chumar-Demchok area. According to the Army statement, the PLA soldier will be returned to the Chinese Army as per established protocol after following due procedure.

The soldier had been provided medical assistance including oxygen, food and warm clothes “to protect him from the vagaries of extreme altitude and harsh climatic conditions”, said the statement. A request had been received from the Chinese army about the whereabouts of the missing soldier, the army said, adding that he would be returned to Chinese officials at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point after the formalities were completed. Some reports suggested that the soldier was carrying civil and military documents when he was caught.