Last rites of IAF officer Siddharth Vashisht killed in J&K chopper crash held in Chandigarh
PTI | Mar 1, 2019, 20:02 IST
Late Siddarth Vashisht's wife squadron leader Aarti Singh holding the folded tricolour (Photo Credits: ANI)CHANDIGARH: The last rites of of squadron leader Siddharth Vashisht, who died in a helicopter crash in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district, were performed here on Friday with full military honours.
The mortal remains of the officer had arrived at the Air Force station on a service aircraft on Thursday. It was taken to the cremation ground from his residence in Sector 44 on a bedecked IAF vehicle.
In uniform, the deceased officer's wife, Aarti, who is also a squadron leader, laid a wreath before the last rites were performed. Siddharth Vashisht's father lit the funeral pyre.
The Indian Air Force gave a gun salute in presence of officials from the IAF, the civil administration and a large number of people who turned up to pay their last respects.
Chandigarh BJP president Sanjay Tandon and Haryana minister Naib Saini were also present.
Vashisht (31) was a fourth-generation member from his family in the armed forces. He was commissioned in the IAF in 2010 and last month, he received commendation for his role in the rescue operation during the Kerala floods.
An IAF helicopter crashed in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, killing both its pilots and four others onboard besides a local resident.
The mortal remains of the officer had arrived at the Air Force station on a service aircraft on Thursday. It was taken to the cremation ground from his residence in Sector 44 on a bedecked IAF vehicle.
In uniform, the deceased officer's wife, Aarti, who is also a squadron leader, laid a wreath before the last rites were performed. Siddharth Vashisht's father lit the funeral pyre.
The Indian Air Force gave a gun salute in presence of officials from the IAF, the civil administration and a large number of people who turned up to pay their last respects.
Chandigarh BJP president Sanjay Tandon and Haryana minister Naib Saini were also present.
Vashisht (31) was a fourth-generation member from his family in the armed forces. He was commissioned in the IAF in 2010 and last month, he received commendation for his role in the rescue operation during the Kerala floods.
An IAF helicopter crashed in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, killing both its pilots and four others onboard besides a local resident.
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