Soldier’s remains found in Siachen after 38 years

The remains will be handed over to Lance Naik Chandrashekhar’s family in Uttarakhand soon, he added. The family of Lance Naik Chandrashekhar, which included his wife and two daughters bade him a beaveheart’s farewell, Lt Colonel Abhinav said.

Thirty-eight years after taking control of Siachen Glacier in Ladakh, now a Union Territory, the Indian Army on Monday recovered the remains of one of its soldiers who had gone missing during Operation Meghdoot in 1984.

Identifying him as Lance Naik Chandrashekhar Singh of 19 Kumaon, an official statement issued by Udhampur-based Defence PRO Lt Col Abhinav said that he was part of a 20-member Army patrol that was hit by an avalanche on May 29, 1984, on way to Shankar Top. He was identified from an Army disc, the PRO said, adding that details about the soldier were retrieved from the Army records.

The remains will be handed over to Lance Naik Chandrashekhar’s family in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, soon, he added. The family of Lance Naik Chandrashekhar, which included his wife Shanti Devi and two daughters, bade him a beaveheart’s farewell, Lt Colonel Abhinav said.

Lance Naik Chandrashekhar’s wife Shanti Devi, originally from Almora, currently lives in Haldwani’s Saraswati Vihar Colony. Haldwani sub-collector Manish Kumar and Tehsildar Sanjay Kumar, who reached Shanti Devi’s house, said his last rites will be performed with full military honours.

Lance Naik Chandrashekhar’s wife Shanti Devi, originally from Almora, currently lives in Haldwani’s Saraswati Vihar Colony. Haldwani sub-collector Manish Kumar and Tehsildar Sanjay Kumar, who reached Shanti Devi’s house, said his last rites will be performed with full military honours.