Soldier Missing for 56 Years Finally Comes Home

The body of Narayan Singh, an Indian Army Medical Corps soldier missing for 56 years after a plane crash, will be brought home to Chamoli district. Found recently in the snow, Singh will receive a military burial at his ancestral village. His wife, Basanti Devi, died in 2011.

The remains of Narayan Singh, a soldier missing for 56 years following an IAF plane crash near Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, are set to be returned to Chamoli district this Thursday, officials have confirmed. Singh's body was among four discovered recently during an army search operation.

Narayan Singh, originally from Kolpuri village in Tharali, served in the Indian Army's Medical Corps. His remains will receive a military burial at his family's ancestral site. An official stated that the soldier's last rites will be conducted with full military honors.

The ill-fated Indian Air Force flight, en route from Chandigarh to Ladakh, crashed on February 7, 1968, leading to the disappearance of all aboard. Singh's wife, Basanti Devi, passed away in 2011, never knowing the fate of her husband.

(With inputs from agencies.)