NEW DELHI, June 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday praised the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for their courageous recovery of an American paraglider’s body from a height of 14,800 feet in the mountains. Shah highlighted the team’s dedication to humanity, noting that they risked their own lives for this mission.

In a post on ‘X,’ Shah described the challenging search operation conducted by the ITBP mountain rescue team in the high mountain cliffs of Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The team recovered the body of an American citizen who had tragically died in a paragliding accident.

“At the request of the local administration, @ITBP_official team members risked their own lives and climbed 14,800 feet high in the mountains to recover the mortal remains for a humanitarian cause. Their dedication to humanity is commendable,” Shah stated.

The ITBP, comprising about 90,000 personnel, primarily guards the 3,488-kilometre-long Line of Actual Control with China, in addition to performing various internal security duties.