The mortal remains of the nine Indian Army soldiers who were killed in an avalanche in the Siachen glacier on 3 February were sent to their homes on Monday.
A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and nine other soldiers of Madras Regiment were buried on February 3 after their post was hit by the avalanche at an altitude of 19,600 feet close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan, where the temperature was minus 45 degrees Celsius.
The bodies were brought to Leh on Sunday, from where they were flown to the national capital on Monday.
Jawans carry the body of one of soldiers, who died in the 3 February Siachen avalanche, from the Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
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Air Chief Marshal laying wreaths on the coffins of 9 soldiers who died in 3 February avalanche in Siachen, at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
Jawans carry the bodies of soldiers who died in an avalanche in Siachen glacier, after they were brought to the Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
Army chief General Dalbir Suhag laying wreaths on the coffins of 3 February avalanche victims at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
Army chief General Dalbir Suhag greets Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as he paid his respects to the mortal remains of 3 February Siachen avalanche victims at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal paying his respects to the mortal remains 3 February Siachen avalanche victims at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
Soldiers carry the mortal remains of one of soldiers who died in an avalanche in Siachen glacier, at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
Jawans carry the bodies of soldiers who died in an avalanche on Siachen Glacier after they were brought at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi on Monday, 15 February. (Photo: PTI)
Soldiers paying tribute to the mortal remains of Sepoy Mushtaq Ahmed who died in Siachen avalanche, at the old airport in Begumpet, Hyderabad on Monday. (Photo: PTI)
Minister K J George paying his respects to the mortal remains of soldiers,Sepoy Mahesha P N (Mysore), Subedar Nagesha T T (Hassan) and Sepoy Rama Murthy (Hosur) who died in an avalanche in Siachen glacier,after they were brought at HAL Airport in Bengaluru on Monday. (Photo: PTI)
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