Army pays homage to soldier killed in avalanche

Army today paid tribute to Sepoy Vijay Kumar K, who was killed on March 17 during an avalanche at Biamah area of Kargil sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh district.
The soldier was accorded full military honours in a solemn wreath laying ceremony held in Leh in the early hours today, Defence Spokesperson said.
After the ceremony, the mortal remains of the soldier were flown to New Delhi where the Army Chief will pay homage, he said.
The mortal remains of the soldier will be then flown to his native place at Vallaramapuram village of Thirunelvelli District in Tamil Nadu, where the funeral will be conducted with full military honours.

Vijay is survived by his parents and two younger sisters.
The rescue teams of Army managed to recover the body of the sepoy from under 12 feet of snow on March 20 during a search operation following an avalanche.