Dharamshala, Jan. 28 -- A senior Tibetan Buddhist figure from Qinghai province, part of the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo, has reportedly remained missing since being detained in December 2024, prompting serious concerns over enforced disappearance, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), as reported by Phayul.

Lobsang Lungrik, 51, the chief lama of Ba Gon Monastery in Chumarleb (Chinese: Qumalai) County of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, was taken into custody under unclear circumstances.

His whereabouts have not been revealed since then, the rights organisation said in a statement issued on Saturday. TCHRD said Chinese authorities accused Lobsang Lungrik of helping a senior Buddhist scholar fr...