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Lance Naik Hanamanthappa breathed his last on Thursday at 11.45 am.
Updated : Feb 11, 2016, 06:01 PM IST
Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad died on Thursday, three days after he was miraculously rescued alive from beneath tonnes of snow following an avalanche that hit his post in Siachen Glacier at an height of 19,600 feet.
Later on Thursday, his mortal remains were brought to Brar Square in Delhi where the wreath laying ceremony took place.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pays last respects to Lance Naik Hanamanthappa at Brar Square (Delhi) pic.twitter.com/Fo9HbYK5sm
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Rahul Gandhi pays last respects to Lance Naik Hanamanthappa at Brar Square (Delhi) pic.twitter.com/jJSqH6dsGN
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Defence Minister & Rao Inderjit Singh (MoS Defence) pay last respects to Lance Naik Hanamanthappa in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/FUMpnm2Pj9
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Mortal remains of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa brought to Brar Square (Delhi). Wreath laying ceremony to take place. pic.twitter.com/EAVMoooe0o
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Wreath laying ceremony of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa at Brar Square (Delhi) #Siachen pic.twitter.com/pgYVEFEnW3
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Last rites of Lance Naik 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.
A resident of village Betadur in Dharwad district of Karnataka, Koppad had joined the army 13 years back. The condition of Koppad, who was admitted to Army Research and Referral Hospital here on February 9, had deteriorated on Wednesday. Dubbed as the 'miracle man', the soldier had managed to stay alive for six days buried under the snow after an avalanche struck their post on February 3.
His condition was reviewed by a team of doctors comprising critical care specialists, the HoD Dept of Medicine, a senior nephrologist, a senior neurologist of the army hospital and a panel of experts from AIIMS on Wednesday.