Palampur: Martyr's body returns home after 48 years

Palampur: The body of a jawan who disappeared during the 1962 war between India and China will finally be cremated in his home town Palampur in Himachal Pradesh.

Karm Chand Katosh of Himachal Pradesh, was a part of the Dogra regiment and disappeared in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh during the 1962 war.

48 years later,  his body was discovered in a glacier in Arunachal Pradesh. 

He will be cremated in Palampur on Thursday with state honours.