Two of the jawans, Sepoys Parabjit Singh and Amardeep Singh, belonged to Punjab

wo of the jawans, Sepoys Parabjit Singh and Amardeep Singh, belonged to Punjab. Tribune photo

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 26

In an unfortunate incident, six soldiers from the Punjab Regiment lost their lives in Siachen Glacier as the ice face on which they were present, carved in.

Two of the jawans, Sepoys Parabjit Singh and Amardeep Singh, belonged to Punjab.

“Saddened to lose 6 brave Jawans of Punjab Regiment in Siachen due to ice calving,” Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh tweeted late this evening.

“Government of Punjab will provide Rs 50 lakhs ex-gratia and a job to their next of kin. My condolences to their families,” he added.

The Punjab Regiment draws the bulk of its manpower from Punjab and some adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu region.

Siachen is known as the world’s highest battlefield and is characterised by extreme climate, deep snow, blizzards and temperature ranging up to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

In the past, there have been several incidents when troops, deployed at altitudes up to 21,000 feet, have fallen victim to climate and other natural calamities.