Tavush journalist Voskan Sargsyan writes:
"A resident of the village of Zorakan village of Noyemberyan on April 24, 1977. Haykaz Melkumyan, born, left for his asparagus to gather a neighboring village of Berdavan village. The taxi driver was due to the livelihood of the troops, the situation, but there was no Haykaz. The fellow villagers have started searches. After a few hours of searching for the administrative head of Zorakan village, Haykaz Melkumyan managed to find.
The latter was wounded by an anti-defense mine explosion. Haykaz did not lose himself, torn Meka, connected the wounded leg to be condemned. Freedom fighter, a couple of years ago, a contract-string. Melkumyan walked for a long time, he went ahead. The administrative head of the military informed that they were taken to hospital. Noyemberyan Medical Center showed the necessary medical center, and then transferred them to Erebuni Medical Center in Yerevan. There h. Melkumyan's right foot, below the knee, has been members. "
