ITANAGAR, Feb 22 - Freedom fighter Damin Lollen (Hogmin), a native of Aalo in West Siang district of Arunachal passed away today at his Aalo residence. He was 104.
He is survived by two sons, including State Cong vice president Minkir Lollen, and a daughter.
Born in 1914, Lollen was the oldest Head Gaon Burah (HGB) of West Siang district. In 1922, he went to Sadiya for schooling, where he studied upto class III in Assamese medium and then got involved in freedom struggle in 1926. He was arrested by the Britishers for five times. During 1942 Quit India Movement, he was imprisoned for two months in jail at Doomdooma (Assam).
He was one of the members who hoisted the National Flag on August 15, 1947 at Dipa for the first time.
After Independence, he was appointed as political interpreter (PI) in 1950 at Misimi Hills which he left in 1953. In 1955, he was appointed as GB and till his last breath he was HGB of Kombo Tarsu village. Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has expressed its deep sense of condolence on the demise of the freedom fighter.