New Delhi, April 21 -- Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday paid homage to Naib Subedar Baldev Singh, who laid down his life in the line of duty in the Siachen Glacier.
The wreath-laying ceremony took place at Shraddhanjali Sthal, Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, where the Army Chief laid a wreath on the mortal remains of the valiant Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO). This was not merely a ceremonial gesture, but a heartfelt farewell by a former comrade-in-arms, an official statement said.
Naib Subedar Baldev Singh was enrolled into the 18 JAK RIF in 2002 during Operation Rakshak in the Kashmir Valley. He first came in contact with General Dwivedi in October 2003, when the present COAS took command of the battalion....