Bengaluru: The wife of freedom fighter and activist H S Doreswamy, Lalithamma passed away at the age of 90 on Tuesday, December 17 morning.

Lalithamma was being treated at the Jayadeva Hospital when she died. She was reportedly suffering from a prolonged illness.

Her family handed her body over to the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospital.

She is survived by her husband and two children.