New Delhi, April 21 -- In a deeply personal tribute, General Upendra Dwivedi, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), paid homage to Naib Subedar Baldev Singh of 18th Battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (18 JAK RIF), who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty while being deployed at the formidable Kumar Post on the Siachen Glacier-the highest battlefield in the world.

The wreath-laying ceremony was conducted at Shraddhanjali Sthal, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, where the Army Chief laid a wreath on the mortal remains of the valiant Junior Commissioned Officer. This was not merely a ceremonial gesture, but a heartfelt farewell by a former comrade-in-arms.

Naib Subedar Baldev Singh was enrolled into the 18 JAK RIF in 2002 during O...