Top

Siachen braveheart Hanamanthappa passes away, nation pays tribute

The last rites of Lance Naik Koppad will take place on Friday in his hometown in Dhawar, Karnataka.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the demise of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was extricated alive six days after an avalanche hit his post in Siachen Glacier, saying he has left "us sad and devastated".

Read: Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who was rescued from Siachen, dies

"He leaves us sad & devastated. RIP Lance Naik Hanamanthappa. The soldier in you remains immortal. Proud that martyrs like you served India," Modi tweeted.

The last rites of Koppad will take place on Friday in his hometown in Dhawar, Karnataka. The 33-year-old soldier of the 19th Battalion of Madras Regiment is survived by his wife Mahadevi Ashok Bilebal and two-year-old daughter Netra Koppad.

Read: Hanamanthappa's village plunges into grief, CM promises ex-gratia

tribute

Several leaders, along with the Army chief also condoled the sad demise of the Siachen braveheart.

The soldier died today, three days after he was miraculously rescued alive from beneath tonnes of snow at a height of 19,600 feet after the February 3 avalanche hit.

Read: Siachen: Army pulls out buried soldier from 35-foot down under

The 33-year-old soldier of the 19th Battalion of Madras Regiment is survived by his wife Mahadevi Ashok Bilebal and two-year-old daughter Netra Koppad. A resident of village Betadur in Dharwad district of Karnataka, Koppad had joined the army 13 years back.

Read: Hanamanthappa was 'demonstration of exemplary courage and power': Pranab Mukherjee

The condition of Koppad, who was admitted to Army Research and Referral Hospital here on February 9, had deteriorated drastically on Wednesday.

( Source : deccan chronicle )
Next Story