DHARAMSHALA, APRIL 4: Two Tibetan youth have been arrested by Chinese authorities in Trido Township in Sog County, Ngawang Tharpa, a Tibetan exile with contacts in the region, said.
Phurtse, son of Chajigtsang family, and Rinchen Wangdue, son of Pelhatsang family, both of village no. 4 of Trido township were arrested for exchanging messages with politically restricted content through their micromessaging apps on their cellphones.
Meanwhile, the same source also said his contacts informed him about the arrest of a monk named Adey of Drilda monastery on March 28. Tharpa said Adey was arrested as Chinese authorities launched a massive hunt for ‘miscreants’ who painted ‘Tibet is independent’ in Tibetan on an iron bridge near the town.
The authorities have stepped up surveillance and security around the town with strict monitoring of all movements and intercepting of communication lines in the area.
The same source said the authorities have set up three checkposts along the ten different villages of Trido township and another three between Trido and Drilda monastery which are only 12 kilometres away from each other.
