Ghaziabad: The mortal remains of an army jawan, resident of Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, who went missing during trekking in 2005, will be cremated after 16 years at his native place with state honours.
Born in Hisali village of Muradnagar, Amrish Tyagi lost his life after falling into a deep gorge from a mountain in Uttarakhand in September 2005.
The brave climber had hosted the tricolour several times on the highest peak, passing through the Himalayas and Siachen. Even in 2005, he went with his team to hoist the flag on the top of Siachen but unfortunately while returning he along with other teammates met with an accident and were buried in the snow.
Rescuers managed to recover three bodies of jawans during a rescue operation that year but unfortunately failed to find Tyagi's body.
Recently, a team of the Indian Army who went to the summit of Satopanth peak to commemorate the Golden Victory Year recovered the body of the brave mountaineer.
According to the information, the body of Amrish will arrive in his native village on Tuesday, where he will be cremated with state honours.
After getting information about their son Amrish's family got emotional once again but on the other hand, they are happy that at least they will perform the last rites of the brave jawan. People of nearby villages are also reaching his place to pay the last respects to him. Amrish's father had also contributed to the 1962 and 1965 wars. A few years ago Amish's father and his wife also passed away.
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