Meanwhile, Army sources say that Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal's mother-in-law, Veena Kaul, passed away this morning unable to bear the tragic news of his demise. Major Dhoundiyal, was among four armymen who were killed during an encounter in Pulwama, yesterday. The Major's wife, Nikita Kaul, paid an emotional farewell before her husband's tricolour-draped coffin this morning, with all of Dehradun out on the streets, mourning the loss of a brave son.