Kalimpong/Kolkata/Darjeeling: Two army personnel and a porter died when their camp in Mangan, Sikkim, started late Sunday night with heavy rains in a landslide. Six other – four army personnel and two family members – are missing.The landslide hit the camp at a distance of 3 km in the camp in the Chungthang sub-division of Mangan around 7 pm. The bodies of Havildar Lakhwinder Singh, Lance Naik Munish Thakur and Porter Abhishek Lakhada were recovered from the rubble on Monday, while four people were rescued from minor injuries.The missing includes Lieutenant Colonel Pritpal Sandhu (GSO-I), his wife SQN LDR Aarti B Sandhu (Rtired) and daughter Aarthi Sandhu, Subeder Dharamveer, Sap Senuddin PK and Seep Sunilal Mustahari. Officials said that the teams were working in a clock phase in challenging areas and adverse weather conditions to disappear.Army’s mourning life was lost in the Sikkim tragedy. Page 12 The Indian Army expressed its deep condolences to the families of the brave people who lost their lives in this unfortunate incident. An army spokesman said that every effort is being made to provide necessary assistance to the bereaved families in this hour of mourning.One of the deceased, Lance Naik Munish, met Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh and kept the dog for the Dogra Regiment. Lakhwinder details were not yet available.
