Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday expressed grief over the demise of nine army soldiers after their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in the Leh district of Ladakh.
The event garnered the presence of both locals and tourists, drawing a significant crowd. The Shikara Race was organized in collaboration with the Indian Army and the White Globe organization based in Jammu and Kashmir.
After an army truck on Saturday fell into a deep gorge, leaving 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) dead, Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (retd), a defence expert, on Sunday such incidents are avoidable.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in a road accident in Leh on Saturday, and offered his condolences to the bereaved families, officials said.
"Today is the 7th day of the search and rescue operation at Summer Hill area. So far, we have recovered 17 bodies, and we are searching for other three victims. Teams of SDRF, NDRF and Indian Army are present at the spot," Roop Sharan, an NDRF inspector said while speaking to ANI.
President Murmu said she was "deeply anguished" by the news of the accident and added that "the nation owes a great debt of gratitude to these soldiers for their selfless sacrifice".
As many as nine soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and one was injured after their vehicle fell into a gorge in Ladakh, defence officials said on Saturday.
Condoling the demise of Indian Army soldiers in an accident near Leh in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the bereaved families.