Lt Governor Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra joined senior army officers to honor five soldiers who died in a tragic accident near the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. A wreath-laying ceremony was conducted at 14 Corps headquarters, and the soldiers' remains are being flown to their villages for last rites.

Lt Governor Brigadier (Retd) B D Mishra on Sunday joined senior army officers and soldiers to pay tributes to five army personnel who lost their lives in an accident near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

The solemn ceremony was held after the tragic accident on Saturday, which claimed the lives of five soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), when their T-72 tank was swept away by flash floods in the Shyok river in eastern Ladakh.

A wreath-laying ceremony to pay homage to the bravehearts was held at the 14 Corps headquarters on Sunday, attended by General Officer Commanding (GOC) Lt General Rashim Bali and other officials. Lt Governor Mishra laid wreaths on their mortal remains during the parade, and the soldiers' remains are being flown to their villages for their last rites.

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