On Twitter, Bollywood celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Lata Mangeshkar, Manoj Bajpayee, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Punit Malhotra and sound designer Resul Pookutty grieved for the fallen soldier, who is survived by his wife and a two-year-old daughter.
R I P. Lance Nayak Hanumanthappa Koppad.Proud forever!
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) February 11, 2016
Bharat mata ke veer saput Lance Naik Hanumanthappa ko meri bhavpurna shraddhanjali.
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) February 11, 2016
Very sad news that lancenaik hamanthsppa passed away.salute to you .jai https://t.co/D2QwtKHgjb
— Manoj Bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) February 11, 2016
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa fought till the very end like a true soldier. Heart goes out to his family & his regiment.Deeply saddened. RIP
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) February 11, 2016
Saddened to read that Lance Naik Hanumanthappa passed away.. RIP. Condolences to his family.
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) February 11, 2016
Deeply Saddened to hear about our Siachen braveheart lance naik hanumanthappa pass away...salute! rip
— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) February 11, 2016
Hanumanthappa succumbed finally. What a sad. News. Would have been great to see life scoring over death once in a while. Prayers
— Sonu Nigam (@sonunigam) February 11, 2016
Infinite salutes to Lance Naik Hanamanthappa and all #SiachenBraveheart You'll never be forgotten.
— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) February 11, 2016
R.I.P. Lance Nayak Hanumanthappa. :(
— Punit Malhotra (@punitdmalhotra) February 11, 2016
Salute!!
Riteish wrote: "RIP Lance Naik Hanamanthappa - thank you for your courage."
RIP #LanceNaikhanumanthappa Your commitment to work and life is our learning,we salute to your will to survive.
— resul pookutty (@resulp) February 11, 2016
A wreath laying ceremony was scheduled at Delhi's Brar Square on Thursday evening.
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa spent six days buried alive under ice at Siachen after an avalanche came crashing down on the military post.
