Avalanche Mishap: Bodies of two more missing soldiers recovered in HP

The bodies of two jawans, who went missing in Himachal Pradesh's avalanche mishap last month, have been recovered today. Earlier, bodies of four jawans were recovered on separate days in the first week of March.

Kinnaur: The bodies of two more Army jawans, missing since last month following an avalanche in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district, were recovered on Thursday, an official had said.

Naik Videsh Chand, Rifleman Arjun Kumar and four other jawans of Jammu and Kashmir and 7 Rifles were buried under the avalanche at Shipki La near the Sino-India border on February 20.

Chand and Kumar's bodies were recovered on Thursday, 23 days after the incident, he said. The bodies were taken to Pooh from where they would be sent to their native places, the official stated, adding that Chand was a resident of Kharga village in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, whereas Kumar was a resident of Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier the bodies of four jawans were recovered on separate days. Havaldar Rakesh Kumar's body was recovered on the day of the avalanche, while the bodies of Rifleman Rajesh Rishi and Govind Bahadur Chhetri and Nitin Rana were recovered on March 2, 4 and 9 respectively.

About 400 personnel and several residents of Khab village carried out the search and rescue operation despite adverse weather conditions, the official maintained.