Army finds soldiers remains after 45 yrs

An Army expedition in high altitude Lahaul-Spiti mountains,has traced the mortal remains of one more soldier Jagmail Singh

Written by Express News Service
Shimla | September 1, 2013 01:47 AM IST

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In a major breakthrough,an Army expedition in high altitude Lahaul-Spiti mountains,has traced the mortal remains of one more soldier Jagmail Singh,a non-commissioned officer of corps of EME,who was one of the 98 jawans on board An-12 transport aircraft,which went missing 45-years-ago. Earlier,an Army expedition in 2003 had recovered bodies of four missing soldiers. A spokesperson of the Westeran command said,The mortal remains were being brought to

Chandimandir Military Station from where it will be taken to his native place village Meerpur,District Rewari,for last rites with full military honours.