Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah paid his last respects to martyred NSG Officer lt Colonel Niranjan Kumar E K, who was killed following terrorist attack on an IAF base at Pathankot on Monday in Bengaluru, and announced a compensation to the family of Niranjan Kumar whose family settled in Bengaluru.
Siddaramaiah said “ It has happened just a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to Pakistan and met his counterpart. The world should join hands to fight against terrorists and wipe out terrorism which is disturbing peace in the society. The State Government will give compensation to his family like that of late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan.” Extending all help from his Government to the family members, he announced that the Government would provide compensation to the family members. The State had paid Rs30 lakh to the familly member of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who was killed in 2008, while fighting against terrorists at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai.
Thirty five year-old lt Col Niranjan was born and brought up in Bengaluru. He is survived by his father, wife Dr Radika, 18 month-old daughter Vismaya and brother Sqn ldr Sarathchandra. lt Col Niranjan Kumar lost his mother when he was just three years old. After his early studies in the city, he joined the National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla, Pune.
The body of the officer which was brought to Bengaluru in the early hours of Monday and kept at his home and later at the BEl ground in North Bengaluru, to enable people to pay respects.