The remains of Indian army soldier Chandrashekhar Harbola have been found on the Siachen glacier in the Himalayas, 38 years after he went missing.
Harbola was part of a 20-member military unit during the 1984 war between India and Pakistan on the Siachen glacier, which is the world’s highest battlefield.
He was stationed there as part of the Indian military’s Operation Meghdoot, the codename used for India’s overall strategy to claim the strategically significant glacier, located in Jammu and Kashmir, from Pakistan.
Harbola and 19 colleagues were caught in an avalanche during a patrolling operation. 15 bodies were recovered later but five remained missing.
The discovery of Harbola’s body will give closure to his family, who live in Haldwani district in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
A funeral with full military honours has been planned in his village.
