HT Correspondent

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BATALA : A pall of gloom descended on Fatehgarh Churian as the news of death of constable, Maninder Singh,28, of Punjab Regiment reached here late on Tuesday evening. Maninder Singh was among the four soldiers after an avalanche hit army positions in Siachen Glacier on Monday.

Gurvinder Singh, brother of deceased army jawan, said that his brother was recruited in Punjab Regiment around 12 years back and was deputed at Siachen Glacier from the past four months. On Tuesday evening, Gurvinder got a call from army headquarters that Maninder was hit by avalanche while escorting an ill Dogra regiment to the base camp.

The deceased is survived by his wife Akawinder Kaur and five-year-old son Ekamjot Singh. His body will be brought to his village from the Rajasansi airport on Wednesday afternoon. Another soldier from Punjab, sepoy Veerpal Singh was also killed.