Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today attended the funeral of late Chhering Motup, an Ashok Chakra awardee, at Likir village in Leh.
The Lt Governor laid a wreath on the mortal remains of late Naib Subedar Chhering Motup, observed silence and paid last tributes as the latter’s funeral took place with full state honours. He also met with the bereaved family members and relatives of late Chhering Motup and offered his condolences and expressed his grief, stating that Ladakh has lost a son of the soil who cannot be replaced for years to come.
Chhering Motup, from the Khachepa family of Likir village, passed away on Sunday at 80. He joined the Ladakh Scouts in 1965 and was awarded the Ashok Chakra- India’s highest peacetime gallantry award- in 1985 for his extraordinary courage during a mission on the Saltoro Ridge in Siachen. His late son, Tsewang Morup, was a Vir Chakra awardee.
Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv Tashi Gyalson; GOC 14 Corps, Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla; Chief Secretary, Dr Pawan Kotwal, DGP Ladakh, Dr SD Singh Jamwal, SSP Leh, Shruti Arora; Army personnel, district officials and a large number of villagers from Likir and adjoining areas were present at the funeral.