The bodies of the nine soldiers killed in the avalanche on February 03,2016 at
Sonam base post on the Siachen glacier have been brought down to Delhi
on Monday morning.
After giving full military honours the mortal remains of the soldiers
will be flown to their respective places and handed over to their
families for cremation as per their religious traditions.
Ten soldiers of 19 Madras regiment were buried under 35 feet of snow
after their post at a height of 19,600 feet was hit by an avalanche on
February 3.
Among them was Lance Naik Hanamathappa Koppad, 25, who was found alive
under 35 feet of ice and snow last Tuesday and the nine bodies of others
were recovered from the avalanche site. However the bodies could not be
brought down due to bad weather.
On Saturday Feb 13,2016, they were brought down to Siachen base camp in helicopters
and were waiting for further transportation. “In the ongoing rescue
operations at Siachen, of the ten soldiers buried under ice Lance Naik
Hanamanthappa has been found alive, all the other soldiers are
regrettably no more with us,” Lt. Gen. DS Hooda, Northern Army commander
had said.
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