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Bollywood mourns death of Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa

Farhan Akhtar, Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh and many more stars sent out their condolences on Twitter.

As news of the death of Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa broke, Bollywood celebrities like Farhan Akhtar, Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, Rishi Kapoor, and more joined the nation grieve for the fallen soldier.

Lance who was trapped for six days at the Siachen Glacier under several feet of snow before being rescued on Monday night — lost his battle for life and passed away at about 11.45 am on Thursday. The soldier had slipped into deep coma despite 'maximal life support with aggressive ventilation and dialysis'. He died of multi-organ failure, at age 33.

'Banjo' star Riteish Deshmukh joined in and sent out a message that read: RIP Lance Naik Hanamanthappa - thank you for your courage.

Just minutes before his death, the Army had said, "Braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa continues to remain extremely critical with worsening multiple organ dysfunction. His circulatory shock is now refractory to all drugs in maximum permissible doses and his kidneys remain non-functional."

A wreath laying ceremony was scheduled at Delhi's Brar Square on Thursday evening.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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