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Srinagar: A soldier was killed on Sunday at Ladakh’s Siachen Glacier while performing duty at the world’s highest battlefield.
The Defence Ministry said that Naib Subedar Baldev Singh made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty at the Siachen Glacier.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army’s Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps paid rich tribute to the fallen soldier.
“GOC, Fire and Fury Corps and All Ranks salute Naib Subedar Baldev Singh, who made supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in #SiachenGlacier on 20 Apr 2025 and offer deep condolences to the bereaved family in this hour of grief,” Fire and Fury Corps said in a post on X.
The Army, however, did not reveal the exact circumstances leading to the death of the soldier.
Siachen Glacier is located in the Eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan ends.
The glacier is 76 km long and it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and the second longest in the World’s non-polar areas.
It falls from an altitude of 5,753 m (18,875 ft) above sea level at its head at Indira Col on the India–China border down to 3,620 m (11,875 ft) at its terminus.
The entire Siachen Glacier, with all major passes, has been under the administration of India as part of Ladakh since 1984.
