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J&K: Indian Army continues search operations to find 10 soldiers

| | Feb 06, 2016, at 12:35 am
Udhampur, Feb 5 (IBNS): The Indian Army on Friday said it is continuing the search operation to find bodies of 10 soldiers who died after being trapped under snow in the Siachen Glacier northern base camp of the Indian Army in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday.

Vice President M. Hamid Ansari earlier in the day  expressed grief over the fatal accident in Siachen.

"I am deeply grieved to learn about the fatal avalanche in the Siachen involving 10 of our army personnel," Ansari said in his message.

"I offer my sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the brave soldiers and officer of the Indian Army," he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also mourned their deaths on Thursday.

The details of the ten soldiers buried in the avalanche as released by the Army is as follows :-

    Subedar Nagesha TT r/o vill Tejur, Hassan Dist, Karnataka.


    Havildar Elumalai M r/o vill Dukkam Parai, Vellore Dist, Tamil Nadu.


     Lance Havildar S Kumar r/o vill Kumanan Thozhu, Teni Dist, Tamil Nadu.


    Lance Naik Sudheesh B r/o vill Monroethuruth, Kollam Dist, Kerala.


    Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad r/o vill Betadur, Dharwad Dist, Karnataka.


   Sepoy Mahesha PN r/o vill HD Kote, Mysore Dist, Karnataka.


     Sepoy Ganesan G r/o village Chokkathevan Patti, Madurai Dist, Tamil Nadu.


     Sepoy Rama Moorthy N r/o vill  Gudisatana Palli , Krishna Giri Dist, Tamil Nadu.


     Sep Mustaq Ahmed S r/o vill Parnapalle,  Kurnool Dist, Andhra Pradesh.

   Sepoy Nursing Assistant Suryawanshi SV r/o village Maskarwadi, Satara Dist,  Maharashtra

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