Overview

• An avalanche struck the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh on Tuesday, killing three Indian soldiers.
• An official in Leh told IANS the bodies were recovered and that inquest proceedings would follow.
• Earlier coverage described rescue operations underway, and authorities have not released further details on the unit or identities.
• Times Now reported that two of those killed were Agniveers, a detail not independently or officially confirmed in the available reports.
• Siachen, located in the eastern Karakoram near NJ9842, is a long-contested high-altitude deployment where past avalanches in 2016, 2019 and 2021 also caused fatalities.