Final journey of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad

[caption id=“attachment_2622472” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha and Navy Chief Admiral Robin K. Dhowan pay their last respects to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad in Brar square, New Delhi on Thursday. Koppad, who was miraculously found alive after remaining buried under huge mass of snow for six days at Siachen Glacier, died in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2622496” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi pay their tributes to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad. Koppad was one of the 10 soldiers buried at Siachen when an avalanche hit their army post on 3 February. He was initially presumed dead but was found alive six days later. PTI [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2622494” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh pays his tribute to Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad. The late soldier was being treated at the Research and Referral Army Hospital in Delhi but passed away due to multi organ failure. The oxygen-deprived cells of his body were not able to cope with metabolism pressure when glucose was administered to him in a bid to stabilise him, said Lt. General S.D. Duhan, director of the hospital. PTI [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2622492” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad’s wife Mahadevi and mother Basamma Koppad attend his funeral in New Delhi on Thursday. In a message to the soldier’s mother, “Please accept my heartfelt condolences and convey them to the members of your family. I pray to the Almighty to give you and your family the strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss.” PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2622490” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag with Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad’s family members at the funeral. Koppad had joined the army in 2003 as a soldier. His father is a farmer. Koppad and his wife have a daughter Netra, aged one. PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2622488” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar talks to Lance Naik Koppad’s mother and wife. On hearing of Koppad’s passing, he had stated, “Condolences to family of L/Nk Hanumanthappa on his passing away. The Nation salutes him.” PTI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2622486” align=“alignnone” width=“940”]  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi offers his condolences to Lance Naik Koppad’s family. In an earlier statement he said, “In his life and his passing Lance Naik Hanumanthappa has shown the world the meaning of perseverance & courage. His extraordinary spirit and tenacity, till the very end, is an inspiration for all. My thoughts & prayers are with his bereaved family.” PTI[/caption]