After being under treatment for about 40 days, army man Naik Deepak Kumar Nainwal attained martyrdom on Sunday. His cremation is slated to take place here in Haridwar on Monday.
The martyr had sustained two bullet injuries during a 17 hour long encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir during April. He was admitted to Rashtriya Rifles hospital from where he was referred to Pune army hospital. Following the injury, he had lost movement in his body from the waist down.
The Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has expressed condolence over the martyrdom of Nainwal who was a resident of Harrawala area in Dehradun.
Saluting the sacrifice of the martyr, the CM said that state government would extend full assistance to the family members of the martyr.
It is pertinent to mention here that Naik Deepak Nainwal hailed from the Chamoli district.
He was grievously injured in fierce gun battle with terrorists in Kulgam, Kashmir on April 10 and was undergoing treatment in Pune since then.