Capt (retd) Bana Singh was awarded Param Vir Chakra for '87 Siachen operation A former Indian Army officer, decorated with the highest wartime gallantry medal Param Vir Chakra for capturing a Siachen glacier post, joined the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. Captain (retired) Bana Singh, who hails from the border area of Ranbirsinghpora, 30 km west of Jammu, will head the ex-servicemen wing of the NC. The heroic exploit ofu00a0 the then Naib Subedar Bana Singh battling Pakistani forces and steep climb at Siachen glacier in 1987 have been woven into folklores in the state. Bana Singh in June 1987 led his men in a daring and secret operation to evict Pakistani intruders from a post on Siachen Glacier area, the world's highest battlefield at an altitude of 21,000 feet. The post, now named Bana top, that he captured was virtually impregnable with ice walls, 1,500 feet high, on both sides. NC provincial president Rattan Lal Gupta announced the joining of Bana Singh. "He is a brave soldier."

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Capt (retd) Bana Singh was awarded Param Vir Chakra for '87 Siachen operation

Siachen hero joins National Conference

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