Seven Soldiers Martyred In An avalanche on the Arunachal border
Seven soldiers martyred in an avalanche on the border in Arunachal, many including PM Modi and Defense Minister expressed grief.
Seven soldiers have been martyred in an avalanche while guarding the country’s border in the border area of Arunachal Pradesh.
This army personnel was missing for the last two days after being hit by an avalanche. Officials said the bodies of all were found on Tuesday.
The President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Governor, and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh have expressed deep grief over the demise of the jawans.
The Army launched a search and rescue operation on Sunday to locate the missing person after an avalanche hit the high altitude area along the LAC in the Tawang sector in the West Kameng district.
“The bodies of all the seven jawans have been recovered from the avalanche site,” an official said.
Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of everyone involved in the campaign, all seven people have been confirmed dead.
“The bodies of the army personnel are being taken from the spot to the nearest military hospital to complete further formalities,” he said. All of them were soldiers of 19 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.
Indian Army pays tribute to the martyrs.
The Eastern Command of the Indian Army has paid tribute to all these brave soldiers.
The Army said that the supreme sacrifice of all these ranks was Havildar Jugal Kishore, RFN Arun Kattal, RFN Akshay Pathania.
RFN Vishal Sharma, RFN Rakesh Singh, RFN Ankesh Bharadwaj, and GNR Gurbaz Singh will always be remembered.
Difficult to describe this tragic accident in words: President Kovind.
President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted, ‘It is difficult to describe this tragic accident in words. The brave soldiers laid down their lives for the service of the country.
Their selfless sacrifice will always be remembered. My condolences to his family members.
Expressing deep sorrow over the incident, a tweet from Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Secretariat has also expressed condolences to the families of the soldiers.
PM Modi expressed condolences to the bereaved families.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Saddened by the loss of life of Army personnel due to avalanche in Arunachal Pradesh. We will never forget his exemplary service to our country.
Condolences to the bereaved families. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has also expressed grief over the death of the soldiers.
Governor Brigadier (Retd) BD Mishra and Chief Minister Pema Khandu expressed deep grief over the incident and said that the sacrifices of the brave soldiers will always be remembered.
