New Delhi [India], September 9 : Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of three Indian soldiers due to an avalanche in Ladakh's Siachen.
In a post on X, the Congress leader offered condolences to the grief-stricken families, further stating that the country would forever remain indebted to the martyrs.
https://x.com/priyankagandhi/status/1965390171303805155?s=08
"The news of the martyrdom of our brave soldiers due to an avalanche during patrolling in Siachen, Ladakh, is extremely saddening. May God grant peace to the departed souls. My deepest condolences to the grief-stricken families. The nation will always remain indebted to our martyrs and their families," Priyanka Vadra posted on X.
The incident occurred when the avalanche struck the Indian Army camp on September 7.
The bodies of three soldiers have been retrieved so far.
"GOC, Fire and Fury Corps and All Ranks salute Sepoy Mohit Kumar, Agniveer Niraj Kumar Choudhary and Agniveer Dabhi Rakesh Devabhai, who made supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in #Siachen on 09 Sep 2025 and offer deep condolences to the bereaved families in this hour of grief," posted the official X Account of Fire and Fury Corps, Indian Army.
Notably, Siachen is the highest battlefield in the world, which sits on the nuclear tri-junction of India, Pakistan and China.
According to recent estimates and official figures, around Rs 6 crore is spent every day to keep a brigade--around 5,000 troops--in Siachen. "Siachen" means place of roses in the local Balti language.
Siachen has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan ever since the Karachi Agreement of 1949, when the area was left undivided due to the hostile terrain and extremely rough weather.
Operation Meghdoot was India's bold military response to what New Delhi calls Pakistan's "cartographic aggression" in the uncharted territory of Ladakh, north of map reference NJ9842, where New Delhi and Islamabad had agreed the Line of Control (LoC) ran up to.
Intelligence inputs about impending Pakistani military action prompted India to secure strategic heights on Siachen, deploying troops via airlifts and air-dropping supplies to high-altitude airfields.
The primary objective behind this operation was to pre-empt the seizure of Sia La and Bilafond La passes by the Pakistan Army.
Launched on April 13, 1984, this military operation was unique as the first assault launched on the world's highest battlefield.